Private for-profit · Community college

Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach, Florida · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate
$37,240
Avg net price
83%
Grad / completion
$21,386
Median earnings

Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in West Palm Beach, Florida (midsize city setting), enrolling 239 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 239 undergradsMidsize cityMild wintersNear the coast

About West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach is a city in and the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The beginning of the historic period in south Florida is marked by Juan Ponce de León's first contact with native people in 1513. The permanent collection features 19th and 20th century European and American art, Chinese, contemporary art and photography. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to President Donald J. Trump (PBI) · major hub

How Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 81% · #49 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention64%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,386

Higher than 8% · #152 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$37,240

Cheaper than 3% · #195 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$6,199

Lower than 94%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment239

Larger than 49%

Percentiles compare Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach 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

239undergrads
  • Women17874%
  • Men6126%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White12%
  • Black27%
  • Hispanic48%
  • Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
239
Student–faculty ratio
24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
57%
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
$37,240

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
83%
First-year retention
64%
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
38%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
83%
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
$36,962
$30–48k
$36,151
$48–75k
$39,519
$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-West Palm Beach 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
90°F
Winter low
58°F
Annual rain
61.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.38.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, West Palm Beach Intl AP, FL US station (3.5 mi from campus).

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.