Private for-profit · Community college

Eric Fisher Academy

Wichita, Kansas · Large city

#4 graduation rate in Kansas

0%
Transfer rate: $14,603
Avg net price: 85%
Grad / completion: $32,858
Median earnings

Eric Fisher Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Wichita, Kansas (large city setting), enrolling 161 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 161 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Archaeological evidence indicates human habitation near the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers, the site of present-day Wichita, as early as 3000 BC. Wichita is home to several art museums and performing arts groups. The Wichita Art Museum is the largest art museum in the state of Kansas and contains 7,000 works in permanent collections. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 5 miles to Wichita, KS
To the ocean: 565 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National (ICT)

How Eric Fisher Academy compares

Graduation rate85%

Higher than 84% · #4 of 45 in Kansas

First-year retention91%

Higher than 82%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,858

Higher than 41% · #33 of 42 in Kansas

Average net price$14,603

Cheaper than 52% · #29 cheapest of 46 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$9,339

Lower than 64%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment161

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare Eric Fisher Academy 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 Kansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White57%
Black5.6%
Hispanic30%
Asian1.2%
Other or multiracial6.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 161
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 45%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 19%
Median family income: $33,619

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: $14,603

Outcomes

Graduated: 85%
First-year retention: 91%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $23,414
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $32,858
Median debt at graduation: $9,339
Students with federal loans: 48%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 39%

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

$10,997

$30–48k

$13,808

$48–75k

$16,420

$75–110k

$18,213

$110k+

$18,923

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

30%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,425

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 30% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,425. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 79 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $32,858
Typical debt at graduation: $9,339
Debt vs. one year's pay: 28%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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: 92°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 34.4″
Annual snow: 12.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wichita WX, KS US station (2.9 mi from campus).

What Eric Fisher Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

157 grads$20k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$9k debt

157$20,465$25,094$9,339

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.