Private for-profit · Community college
KC's School of Hair Design
Pontotoc, Mississippi · Remote rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $10,214
- Avg net price
- 95%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
KC's School of Hair Design is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Pontotoc, Mississippi (remote rural setting), enrolling 58 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, located to the west of the larger city of Tupelo. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning "Land of Hanging Grapes". (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 85 miles to Memphis, TN
- To the ocean
- 250 miles
- Nearest airport
- 14 miles to Tupelo (TUP)
How KC's School of Hair Design compares
Higher than 94% · #3 of 33 in Mississippi
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 69% · #19 cheapest of 34 in Mississippi
Lower than 73%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 16%
Percentiles compare KC's School of Hair Design 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 Mississippi.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White95%
- Hispanic3.5%
- Asian1.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 58
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 68%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 9%
- Median family income
- $15,000
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
- $10,214
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
- 95%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $19,613
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,978
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 32%
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?
KC's School of Hair Design 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 31°F
- Annual rain
- 60.8″
- Annual snow
- 0.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pontotoc Exp Stn, MS US station (8.2 mi from campus).
What KC's School of Hair Design 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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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Earnings
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- 98
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Academy of Hair Design-Pearl
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- Students
- 43
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Mississippi Barber Academy
Jackson, Mississippi · Midsize city · 6 mi to Jackson
- Students
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 8 mi to Chicago
- Students
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Itawamba Community College
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Northeast Mississippi Community College
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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.