Private for-profit · Community college
Design's School of Cosmetology
Paso Robles, California · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,320
- Avg net price
- 76%
- Grad / completion
- $23,937
- Median earnings
Design's School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Paso Robles, California (small city setting), enrolling 73 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Paso Robles, California
Paso Robles, officially El Paso de Robles, is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. A tribal site on present-day Paso Robles was named elewexe, Obispeño for "Swordfish". Every year in March, the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance hosts the Zinfandel Festival, during which Central Coast Zinfandel producers and the public visit the area to enjoy the wine of the area. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 90 miles to Fresno, CA
- To the ocean
- 19 miles
- Nearest airport
- 28 miles to San Luis County (SBP)
How Design's School of Cosmetology compares
Higher than 71% · #129 of 382 in California
Higher than 85%
Higher than 14% · #291 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 38% · #184 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 90%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 20%
Percentiles compare Design's School of Cosmetology 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 California.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White60%
- Hispanic38%
- Asian1.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 73
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 60%
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Students over 25
- 32%
- Median family income
- $24,333
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
- $18,320
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
- 76%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,692
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,937
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 54%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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?
Design's School of Cosmetology 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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $23,937
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 26%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 30%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 15.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paso Robles, CA US station (1.6 mi from campus).
What Design's School of Cosmetology 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.