Private for-profit · Community college

Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru

PERU, Illinois · Distant town

0%
Transfer rate: $10,866
Avg net price: 83%
Grad / completion: $21,949
Median earnings

Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in PERU, Illinois (distant town setting), enrolling 52 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 52 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About PERU, Illinois

Peru is a city in LaSalle and Bureau counties, Illinois, United States. The original plat was between West Street, 4th Street, and East Street (now Pine Street). There are a number of business districts in Peru. The largest is at the intersection of I-80 and IL-251. Then there are three smaller districts along the US-6 Corridor, including Peru's downtown. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 52 miles to Peoria, IL
To Great Lakes shore: 85 miles
Nearest airport: 56 miles to General Wayne A. Downing Peoria (PIA)

How Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 82% · #20 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention91%

Higher than 83%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,949

Higher than 8% · #106 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$10,866

Cheaper than 67% · #50 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment52

Larger than 14%

Percentiles compare Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru 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

White87%
Hispanic13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 52
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 65%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 23%
Median family income: $15,040

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: $10,866

Outcomes

Graduated: 83%
First-year retention: 91%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $22,718
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $21,949
Median debt at graduation: $9,833
Students with federal loans: 59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 34%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $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

$10,866

$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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru 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): $21,949
Typical debt at graduation: $9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay: 45%
Out-earn a HS grad: 27%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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: 84°F
Winter low: 14°F
Annual rain: 38″
Annual snow: 28.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Peru, IL US station (0.6 mi from campus).

What Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

34 grads$23k 1 yr$20k 5 yr$10k debt

34$22,967$19,829$9,646

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.