Private for-profit · Community college

KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts

Dallas, Texas · Large city

#2 most selective in Texas

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Transfer rate: $24,783
Avg net price: 81%
Grad / completion: $30,187
Median earnings

KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Dallas, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 70 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 70 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 68% admit

About Dallas, Texas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Spanish colonists claimed the territory of Texas in the 18th century as a part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Later, France also claimed the area but never established much settlement. The Arts District in the northern section of Downtown is home to several arts venues and is the largest contiguous arts district in the United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 3 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean: 236 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Dallas Love Field (DAL) · major hub

How KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts compares

Selectivity68.2%

More selective than 70% · #2 most selective of 11 in Texas

Graduation rate81%

Higher than 78% · #56 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention69%

Higher than 42%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,187

Higher than 32% · #132 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$24,783

Cheaper than 19% · #195 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$12,750

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment70

Larger than 19%

Percentiles compare KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts 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 Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women3144%
Men3956%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White40%
Black41%
Hispanic11%
Asian1.4%
Other or multiracial5.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 70
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 36%
First-generation students: 41%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $23,060

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $20,521
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: $29,037
Average net price: $24,783

Admissions

Admission rate: 68.2%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 81%
First-year retention: 69%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $23,483
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $30,187
Median debt at graduation: $12,750
Students with federal loans: 36%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 29%

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

$23,268

$30–48k

$27,055

$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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $30,187
Typical debt at graduation: $12,750
Debt vs. one year's pay: 42%
Out-earn a HS grad: 33%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 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

$22,635

Men

$34,656

Men out-earn women by $12,021 (53%) 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: 97°F
Winter low: 38°F
Annual rain: 38.3″
Annual snow: 1.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dallas Love Fld, TX US station (3.1 mi from campus).

What KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts graduates study — and earn

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

46 grads$23k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$17k debt

46$22,845$22,055$17,316 Film/Video and Photographic Arts

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Visual and Performing Arts, General

— grads— 1 yr$22k 5 yr— debt

——$22,109—

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.