Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut · Midsize city

#1 graduation rate in Connecticut
0%
Transfer rate
$30,086
Avg net price
100%
Grad / completion
—
Median earnings

Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Bridgeport, Connecticut (midsize city setting), enrolling 32 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 32 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The earliest European communal settlement was in the historical Stratfield district, along US Route 1, known in colonial times as the King's Highway. Close by, Mount Grove Cemetery was laid out on what was a native village that extended past the 1650s. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, written 1889, a classic novel by Mark Twain, contains the line "Bridgeport?" Said I." "Camelot", said he." when a man from Hartford, who does not yet know his has been transported to early medieval times, arrives with his escort to Camelot, confusing it for Bridgeport. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
15 miles to Tweed New Haven (HVN)

How Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport compares

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 23 in Connecticut

First-year retention13%

Higher than 1%

Average net price$30,086

Cheaper than 8% · #18 cheapest of 23 in Connecticut

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment32

Larger than 7%

Percentiles compare Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Connecticut.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White13%
  • Black44%
  • Hispanic44%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
32
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
18%
First-generation students
60%
Students over 25
89%
Median family income
$16,960

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$30,086

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
100%
First-year retention
13%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
—
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
—
Median debt at graduation
$6,333
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
27%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$30

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$30,086
$30–48k
—
$48–75k
—
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
83°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
44.1″
Annual snow
33.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem AP, CT US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
20 grads$16k 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.