Private for-profit · Community college

International Salon and Spa Academy

Colorado Springs, Colorado · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $20,725
Avg net price: 73%
Grad / completion: $22,332
Median earnings

International Salon and Spa Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Colorado Springs, Colorado (large city setting), enrolling 248 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 248 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersSnowy

About Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The Ute, Arapaho and Cheyenne peoples were the first recorded inhabiting the area which would become Colorado Springs. Part of the territory included in the United States' 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the current city area was designated part of the 1854 Kansas Territory. Almost immediately following the arrival of railroads beginning in 1871, the city's location at the base of Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains made it a popular tourism destination. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Colorado Springs, CO
To the ocean: 710 miles
Nearest airport: 9 miles to City of Colorado Springs (COS) · major hub

How International Salon and Spa Academy compares

Graduation rate73%

Higher than 67% · #16 of 49 in Colorado

First-year retention93%

Higher than 85%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$22,332

Higher than 9% · #44 of 44 in Colorado

Average net price$20,725

Cheaper than 30% · #35 cheapest of 49 in Colorado

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment248

Larger than 49%

Percentiles compare International Salon and Spa Academy 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 Colorado.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women21285%
Men3615%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White42%
Black17%
Hispanic32%
Asian2.4%
Other or multiracial6.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 248
Student–faculty ratio: 8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 54%
First-generation students: 42%
Students over 25: 44%
Median family income: $18,908

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 40 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Colorado100%

Most first-years stay in state — International Salon and Spa Academy draws overwhelmingly from Colorado.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $20,725

Outcomes

Graduated: 73%
First-year retention: 93%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $23,478
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $22,332
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

73%

Low-income (Pell)

57%

First-generation

55%

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

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

$20,003

$30–48k

$21,042

$48–75k

$24,827

$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?

International Salon and Spa Academy 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): $22,332
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 28%
Out-earn a HS grad: 31%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 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

$22,074

Men

$27,516

Men out-earn women by $5,442 (25%) 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: 81°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 19.6″
Annual snow: 32.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1, CO US station (4.8 mi from campus).

What International Salon and Spa Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

206 grads$17k 1 yr$24k 5 yr$8k debt

206$16,847$24,405$8,244

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.