Private for-profit · Community college

Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford

Rockford, Illinois · Midsize city

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Transfer rate: $11,174
Avg net price: 65%
Grad / completion: $21,463
Median earnings

Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Rockford, Illinois (midsize city setting), enrolling 97 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 97 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a city in Winnebago and Ogle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Rockford traces its roots to 1834, as the combined settlements of Midway were founded on both banks of the Rock River. On the west bank, Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake (with his slave Lewis Lemon) founded Kentville; the east bank was settled by Daniel Shaw Haight. Compared to Katowice by writer Leopold Tyrmand, Rockford possesses a wealth of notable architecture. The Lake-Peterson House, constructed by alderman John Lake in 1873 and preserved by Swedish industrialist Pehr August Peterson, is a notable example of Gothic Revival. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Rockford, IL
To Great Lakes shore: 59 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Chicago Rockford (RFD)

How Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford compares

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 55% · #46 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention70%

Higher than 45%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,463

Higher than 8% · #107 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$11,174

Cheaper than 66% · #51 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment97

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford 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%
Black20%
Hispanic30%
Other or multiracial5.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 97
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 69%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 20%
Median family income: $21,992

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: $11,174

Outcomes

Graduated: 65%
First-year retention: 70%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $18,716
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $21,463
Median debt at graduation: $9,833
Students with federal loans: 64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 24%

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

$11,174

$30–48k

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$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-Rockford 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): $21,463
Typical debt at graduation: $9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay: 46%
Out-earn a HS grad: 14%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 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: 37.2″
Annual snow: 37.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rockford Gtr Rockford AP, IL US station (7.8 mi from campus).

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

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

42 grads$17k 1 yr$20k 5 yr$10k debt

42$17,383$20,138$9,833

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.