Private for-profit · Community college
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $26,726
- Avg net price
- 44%
- Grad / completion
- $17,269
- Median earnings
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Kansas City, Missouri (large city setting), enrolling 55 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. The Kansas City metropolitan area straddles the border between Missouri and Kansas at Kaw Point, and was considered a good place to settle. The Antioch Christian Church, Dr. James Compton House, and Woodneath are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kansas City, Missouri is abbreviated as KCMO and the metropolitan area as KC. Residents are Kansas Citians. It is officially nicknamed the City of Fountains. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 5 miles to Kansas City, MO
- To Great Lakes shore
- 415 miles
- Nearest airport
- 21 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub
How House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City compares
Higher than 31% · #58 of 70 in Missouri
Higher than 8%
Higher than 2% · #62 of 62 in Missouri
Cheaper than 14% · #61 cheapest of 68 in Missouri
Lower than 21%
Lower than 12%
Larger than 15%
Percentiles compare House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City 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 Missouri.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White5.5%
- Black91%
- Hispanic3.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 55
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 42%
- Median family income
- $13,289
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
- $26,726
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
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 46%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $17,269
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,102
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
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.
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?
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City 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)
- $17,269
- Typical debt at graduation
- $13,102
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 76%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 13%
Typical debt would take roughly 7.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 38.1″
- Annual snow
- 11″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown AP, MO US station (6.9 mi from campus).
What House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City 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.