Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers

Hollywood, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$19,775
Avg net price
79%
Grad / completion
$21,386
Median earnings

Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hollywood, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 218 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 218 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. In 1920, Joseph Young arrived in South Florida to create his own "Dream City in Florida". His vision included the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean stretching westward with man-made lakes, infrastructure, roads, and the Intracoastal Waterway. The television game show Hollywood Squares taped a week of shows at the historic Diplomat Hotel in 1987 and featured aerial footage shot over Hollywood, Florida. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
17 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean
6 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL) · major hub

How Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers compares

Graduation rate79%

Higher than 76% · #66 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention69%

Higher than 42%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,386

Higher than 8% · #152 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$19,775

Cheaper than 33% · #108 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$6,199

Lower than 94%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 12%

Undergraduate enrollment218

Larger than 47%

Percentiles compare Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers 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 Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

218undergrads
  • Women16274%
  • Men5626%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White7.3%
  • Black76%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial4.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
218
Student–faculty ratio
25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
55%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
64%
Median family income
$13,244

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
$19,775

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
79%
First-year retention
69%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$20,710
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$21,386
Median debt at graduation
$6,199
Students with federal loans
50%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
79%
First-generation
57%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

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
$20,009
$30–48k
$18,371
$48–75k
—
$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?

Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers 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)
$21,386
Typical debt at graduation
$6,199
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
—

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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
59°F
Annual rain
62″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.38.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hollywood North Perry AP, FL US station (2.1 mi from campus).

What Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
236 grads$16k 1 yr$20k 5 yr$10k debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
48 grads$16k 1 yr$24k 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.