Private for-profit · Community college
Elite College of Cosmetology
Lexington, Tennessee · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $11,041
- Avg net price
- 79%
- Grad / completion
- $21,197
- Median earnings
Elite College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Lexington, Tennessee (distant town setting), enrolling 53 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Lexington, Tennessee
Lexington is a city in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. Shortly after the 1821 creation of Henderson County, a site near its center was chosen as a county seat, and was named in honor of Lexington, Massachusetts, site of the first battle of the American Revolution. Lexington is home to the very popular Beech Lake. Lexington's Beech River Heritage Museum holds a variety of historical artifacts of Lexington and Henderson County. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 98 miles to Nashville, TN
- To the ocean
- 341 miles
- Nearest airport
- 29 miles to McKellar-Sipes (MKL)
How Elite College of Cosmetology compares
Higher than 75% · #22 of 81 in Tennessee
Higher than 69%
Higher than 7% · #67 of 70 in Tennessee
Cheaper than 66% · #29 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee
Lower than 96%
Lower than 86%
Larger than 14%
Percentiles compare Elite College 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 Tennessee.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White79%
- Black9.4%
- Hispanic5.7%
- Other or multiracial5.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 53
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 66%
- First-generation students
- 57%
- Students over 25
- 37%
- Median family income
- $17,137
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
- $11,041
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
- 79%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,197
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $21,197
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,500
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 39%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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?
Elite College 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)
- $21,197
- Typical debt at graduation
- $5,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 26%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 14%
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
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 54.8″
- Annual snow
- 1.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lexington, TN US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Elite College 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.