Private for-profit · Community college
Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana
Texarkana, Texas · Small city
- 4%
- Transfer rate
- $13,392
- Avg net price
- 56%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Texarkana, Texas (small city setting), enrolling 28 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. In the late 1850s, the builders of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad were pushing their line steadily south across Arkansas. By 1874, they crossed the Red River and reached the Texas state line. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 68 miles to Shreveport, LA
- To the ocean
- 240 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)
How Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana compares
Higher than 43% · #156 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 64%
Cheaper than 57% · #89 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 40%
Lower than 39%
Larger than 5%
Percentiles compare Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana 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 Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White79%
- Black18%
- Hispanic3.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 28
- Student–faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 66%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 47%
- Median family income
- $14,709
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
- $13,392
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
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 4%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $13,551
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $10,637
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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.
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?
Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 52.4″
- Annual snow
- 2.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Texarkana, TX US station (3.5 mi from campus).
What Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana graduates study — and earn
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.