Private for-profit · Community college
Empire Beauty School-Laconia
Laconia, New Hampshire · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $11,382
- Avg net price
- 64%
- Grad / completion
- $33,546
- Median earnings
Empire Beauty School-Laconia is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Laconia, New Hampshire (distant town setting), enrolling 92 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Laconia, New Hampshire
Laconia is a city in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. A large Abenaki Indian settlement called Aquadoctan once existed at the point now known as The Weirs, named by colonists for fishing weirs discovered at the outlet of the Winnipesaukee River. Laconia is home to the Winnipesaukee Muskrats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The franchise began play in 2010 at Robbie Mills Field in Laconia. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 37 miles to Manchester, NH
- To the ocean
- 46 miles
- Nearest airport
- 41 miles to Manchester-Boston (MHT)
How Empire Beauty School-Laconia compares
Higher than 54% · #6 of 14 in New Hampshire
Higher than 59%
Higher than 44% · #8 of 9 in New Hampshire
Cheaper than 65% · #3 cheapest of 13 in New Hampshire
Lower than 73%
Lower than 49%
Larger than 26%
Percentiles compare Empire Beauty School-Laconia 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 New Hampshire.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women8390%
- Men910%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White95%
- Black1.1%
- Hispanic1.1%
- Other or multiracial3.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 92
- Student–faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 23%
- Median family income
- $23,233
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
- $11,382
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
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,629
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,546
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,942
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 31%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $33,546
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,942
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 24%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 28%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 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
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 12°F
- Annual rain
- 45.6″
- Annual snow
- 61.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lakeport 2, NH US station (1.5 mi from campus).
What Empire Beauty School-Laconia 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.