Private for-profit · Community college

Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College

Kansas City, Missouri · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$17,823
Avg net price
80%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Kansas City, Missouri (large city setting), enrolling 31 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 31 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. The Kansas City metropolitan area straddles the border between Missouri and Kansas at Kaw Point, and was considered a good place to settle. The Antioch Christian Church, Dr. James Compton House, and Woodneath are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kansas City, Missouri is abbreviated as KCMO and the metropolitan area as KC. Residents are Kansas Citians. It is officially nicknamed the City of Fountains. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
411 miles
Nearest airport
17 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College compares

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 77% · #22 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention71%

Higher than 47%

Average net price$17,823

Cheaper than 40% · #43 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$11,960

Lower than 31%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment31

Larger than 7%

Percentiles compare Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College 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 Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

31undergrads
  • Women1445%
  • Men1755%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White16%
  • Black61%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Other or multiracial6.5%

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
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
63%
First-generation students
Students over 25
47%
Median family income
$15,931

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
$17,823

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
80%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
$11,960
Students with federal loans
63%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$40

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
$17,823
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$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.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
38.1″
Annual snow
11″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown AP, MO US station (3 mi from campus).

What Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College 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.