Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

First Class Cosmetology School

Beloit, Wisconsin · Small city

0%
Transfer rate
$17,777
Avg net price
86%
Grad / completion
$26,792
Median earnings

First Class Cosmetology School is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Beloit, Wisconsin (small city setting), enrolling 92 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 92 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

About Beloit, Wisconsin

Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. Twelve men in Colebrook, New Hampshire created the "New England Emigrating Company" in October 1836, and sent Horace White to find a suitable region of Wisconsin in which to settle. Industries with headquarters in Beloit include ABC Supply Company, Bio-Systems International, Broaster Company, Fairbanks-Morse Defense, Hendricks Holding Company, Murmac Paint Manufacturing, PlayMonster, and Regal Beloit. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
16 miles to Rockford, IL
To Great Lakes shore
62 miles
Nearest airport
21 miles to Chicago Rockford (RFD)

How First Class Cosmetology School compares

Graduation rate86%

Higher than 86% · #9 of 40 in Wisconsin

First-year retention87%

Higher than 77%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,792

Higher than 23% · #30 of 40 in Wisconsin

Average net price$17,777

Cheaper than 40% · #28 cheapest of 38 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$10,194

Lower than 45%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment92

Larger than 26%

Percentiles compare First Class Cosmetology School 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 Wisconsin.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

92undergrads
  • Women7278%
  • Men2022%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Black8.7%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Asian3.3%
  • Other or multiracial5.4%

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
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
73%
First-generation students
51%
Students over 25
26%
Median family income
$11,512

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
$17,777

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
86%
First-year retention
87%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$20,372
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$26,792
Median debt at graduation
$10,194
Students with federal loans
69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
17%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$10

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.

< $30k
$17,641
$30–48k
$15,361
$48–75k
$20,342
$75–110k
$23,048
$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?

First Class Cosmetology School 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)
$26,792
Typical debt at graduation
$10,194
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
—

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 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
80°F
Winter low
11°F
Annual rain
37.4″
Annual snow
35.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beloit, WI US station (0.4 mi from campus).

What First Class Cosmetology School graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
49 grads$23k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$9k debt

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.