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Private for-profit · Community college

Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor

Mentor, Ohio · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$18,251
Avg net price
86%
Grad / completion
$27,446
Median earnings

Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Mentor, Ohio (large suburb setting), enrolling 115 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 115 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Mentor, Ohio

Mentor is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, located on the south shore of Lake Erie. Mentor was founded in the late eighteenth century by Charles Parker, who built the first settlement in 1797. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
4 miles
Nearest airport
33 miles to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) · major hub

How Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor compares

Graduation rate86%

Higher than 86% · #22 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention79%

Higher than 62%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$27,446

Higher than 25% · #130 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$18,251

Cheaper than 39% · #94 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$7,267

Lower than 82%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment115

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor 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 Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

115undergrads
  • Women11297%
  • Men33%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White82%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic2.6%
  • Other or multiracial2.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
115
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
48%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
25%
Median family income
$22,284

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
$18,251

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
86%
First-year retention
79%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,330
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$27,446
Median debt at graduation
$7,267
Students with federal loans
73%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
50%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
86%
Low-income (Pell)
70%
First-generation
73%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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
$14,642
$30–48k
$15,666
$48–75k
$17,709
$75–110k
$20,811
$110k+
$21,061

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

5%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,000
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 5% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,000. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 73 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$27,446
Typical debt at graduation
$7,267
Debt vs. one year's pay
26%
Out-earn a HS grad
34%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
48.1″
Annual snow
113.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kirtland-Holden 2, OH US station (4 mi from campus).

What Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
145 grads$21k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$11k 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.