Private for-profit · Community college
Cosmetology Concepts Niles
Niles, Illinois · Large suburb
- 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.
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
Higher than 98% · #1 of 122 in Illinois
Higher than 6% · #109 of 113 in Illinois
Cheaper than 26% · #101 cheapest of 123 in Illinois
Lower than 92%
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.
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%
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
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.












