Private for-profit · Community college
French Academy of Cosmetology
Spring Lake, Michigan · Midsize suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $15,806
- Avg net price
- 75%
- Grad / completion
- $22,797
- Median earnings
French Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Spring Lake, Michigan (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 51 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Spring Lake, Michigan
Spring Lake is a village in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In 1837, Captain Benjamin Hopkins purchased land in the area and built a mill. The place became known as "Hopkins Mill". In 1849, Thomas W. White and S.C. Hopkins recorded a plat with the name "Mill Point". A post office was established with that name in May 1851. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 28 miles to Grand Rapids, MI
- To Great Lakes shore
- 3 miles
- Nearest airport
- 7 miles to Muskegon County (MKG)
How French Academy of Cosmetology compares
Higher than 70% · #25 of 96 in Michigan
Higher than 95%
Higher than 11% · #69 of 88 in Michigan
Cheaper than 48% · #43 cheapest of 94 in Michigan
Lower than 99%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 14%
Percentiles compare French Academy 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 Michigan.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White63%
- Black12%
- Hispanic16%
- Asian5.9%
- Other or multiracial3.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 51
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 33%
- Median family income
- $23,428
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
- $15,806
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
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $13,626
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,797
- Median debt at graduation
- $4,223
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 29%
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)
- $22,797
- Typical debt at graduation
- $4,223
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 19%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 19°F
- Annual rain
- 37.6″
- Annual snow
- 87.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Haven Wwtp, MI US station (1.1 mi from campus).
What French Academy 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.