Private for-profit · Community college

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology

Athens, Georgia · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate: $14,397
Avg net price: 54%
Grad / completion: $21,432
Median earnings

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Athens, Georgia (midsize city setting), enrolling 200 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 200 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Athens, Georgia

Athens is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. In the late 18th century, a trading settlement on the banks of the Oconee River called Cedar Shoals stood where Athens is today. Georgia's control of the area was established following the Oconee War. The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia has been, since 1982, the official state art museum. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 55 miles to Atlanta, GA
To the ocean: 179 miles
Nearest airport: 49 miles to DeKalb Peachtree (PDK)

How Georgia Institute of Cosmetology compares

Graduation rate54%

Higher than 41% · #24 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention75%

Higher than 55%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,432

Higher than 8% · #66 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price$14,397

Cheaper than 53% · #35 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$11,273

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment200

Larger than 45%

Percentiles compare Georgia Institute 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 Georgia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women19196%
Men95%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White48%
Black32%
Hispanic17%
Asian4.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 200
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 78%
First-generation students: 53%
Students over 25: 39%
Median family income: $15,726

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: $14,397

Outcomes

Graduated: 54%
First-year retention: 75%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $19,940
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $21,432
Median debt at graduation: $11,273
Students with federal loans: 88%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 24%

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

$12,232

$30–48k

$17,770

$48–75k

$18,790

$75–110k

—

$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?

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology 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): $21,432
Typical debt at graduation: $11,273
Debt vs. one year's pay: 53%
Out-earn a HS grad: 17%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.3 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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$21,149

Men

$23,938

Men out-earn women by $2,789 (13%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 90°F
Winter low: 32°F
Annual rain: 51.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, U OF GA Plt Sci, GA US station (6.5 mi from campus).

What Georgia Institute of Cosmetology graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

122 grads$17k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$15k debt

122$16,832$20,835$14,544

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.