Private for-profit · Community college

Cosmetology Concepts Niles

Niles, Illinois · Large suburb

#1 graduation rate in Illinois
0%
Transfer rate
$21,916
Avg net price
100%
Grad / completion
$20,303
Median earnings

Cosmetology Concepts Niles is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Niles, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 31 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 31 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Niles, Illinois

Niles is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located in the townships of Maine and Niles, directly neighboring Chicago's far northwest border. Joseph Curtis settled in what became Niles in 1827, and John Dewes followed in 1831. A notable landmark and point of pride among Niles' residents is the Leaning Tower of Niles, a smaller-scale replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This landmark is seen in the opening Chicago-area montage of the film Wayne's World. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
14 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
7 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) · major hub

How Cosmetology Concepts Niles compares

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 122 in Illinois

Earnings, 10 years after entry$20,303

Higher than 6% · #109 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$21,916

Cheaper than 26% · #101 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment31

Larger than 7%

Percentiles compare Cosmetology Concepts Niles 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 Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White45%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic39%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
31
Student–faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
65%
Students over 25
38%
Median family income
$11,942

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
$21,916

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
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,473
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$20,303
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
32%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
71%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$20

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
$21,758
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$22,231
$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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$20,303
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
25%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
84°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
37.9″
Annual snow
38.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Ohare Intl AP, IL US station (6.5 mi from campus).

What Cosmetology Concepts Niles 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.