Private for-profit · Community college
Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering
Woodward, Oklahoma · Remote town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $16,085
- Avg net price
- 47%
- Grad / completion
- $17,260
- Median earnings
Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Woodward, Oklahoma (remote town setting), enrolling 29 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Woodward, Oklahoma
Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. The Plains tribes adopted use of the horse from the Spanish settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries, which greatly increased their range of nomadic hunting. Woodward is the principal center of trade for Northwest Oklahoma and a ten-county region including counties in Kansas and Texas. It serves a trade area of greater than 50,000 people. Agriculture, petroleum, wind energy, and manufacturing all contribute to Woodward's economy. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 124 miles to Oklahoma City, OK
- To the ocean
- 525 miles
- Nearest airport
- 97 miles to Liberal Mid-America (LBL)
How Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering compares
Higher than 34% · #49 of 67 in Oklahoma
Higher than 64%
Higher than 2% · #58 of 61 in Oklahoma
Cheaper than 47% · #47 cheapest of 62 in Oklahoma
Lower than 82%
Larger than 6%
Percentiles compare Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering 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 Oklahoma.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White76%
- Hispanic17%
- Other or multiracial6.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 29
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 63%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 58%
- Median family income
- $12,786
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
- $16,085
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
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $16,621
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $17,260
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 50%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $150
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 15% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $300. 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 20 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 25°F
- Annual rain
- 25.2″
- Annual snow
- 12.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Woodward 2Wsw Mesonet, OK US station (1.9 mi from campus).
What Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering 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.