Private for-profit · Community college

College of Hair Design-Downtown

Lincoln, Nebraska · Large city

#4 graduation rate in Nebraska

0%
Transfer rate: $17,934
Avg net price: 83%
Grad / completion: $28,376
Median earnings

College of Hair Design-Downtown is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Lincoln, Nebraska (large city setting), enrolling 53 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 53 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Before the expansion westward of settlers, the prairie was covered with buffalo grass. The Pawnee, which included four tribes, lived in villages along the Platte River. Since Pinnacle Bank Arena opened in 2013, Lincoln's music scene has grown to the point where it is sometimes called a "Music City". Primary venues for live music include Pinnacle Bank Arena, Bourbon Theatre, Duffy's Tavern, and the Zoo Bar. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: Lincoln, NE
To Great Lakes shore: 470 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to Lincoln (LNK)

How College of Hair Design-Downtown compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 81% · #4 of 17 in Nebraska

First-year retention71%

Higher than 47%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,376

Higher than 27% · #12 of 14 in Nebraska

Average net price$17,934

Cheaper than 40% · #13 cheapest of 16 in Nebraska

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment53

Larger than 14%

Percentiles compare College of Hair Design-Downtown 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 Nebraska.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women3872%
Men1528%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White25%
Black11%
Hispanic45%
Asian5.7%
Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 53
Student–faculty ratio: 9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 68%
First-generation students: 44%
Students over 25: 32%
Median family income: $24,999

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: $17,934

Outcomes

Graduated: 83%
First-year retention: 71%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $24,991
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $28,376
Median debt at graduation: $12,000
Students with federal loans: 49%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 42%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

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

$17,075

$30–48k

$18,116

$48–75k

$18,468

$75–110k

$19,756

$110k+

$19,756

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.

35%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$109

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 35% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $109. 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 49 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): $28,376
Typical debt at graduation: $12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 42%
Out-earn a HS grad: 22%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 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: 89°F
Winter low: 14°F
Annual rain: 29.3″
Annual snow: 26″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lincoln Muni AP, NE US station (3.5 mi from campus).

What College of Hair Design-Downtown graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

41 grads$19k 1 yr$24k 5 yr$14k debt

41$19,274$24,380$14,119

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.