Private for-profit · Community college

Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence

Florence, South Carolina · Fringe rural

0%
Transfer rate: $21,962
Avg net price: 80%
Grad / completion: $25,542
Median earnings

Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Florence, South Carolina (fringe rural setting), enrolling 172 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 172 undergradsFringe rural

About Florence, South Carolina

Florence is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. Early settlers practiced subsistence farming and produced indigo, cotton, naval stores and timber, which were shipped down the Great Pee Dee River to the port at Georgetown and exported. During the latter part of the 20th century and early 21st century, Florence's economy was transformed from being based largely on rail and farming into a diversified economy as the major commerce, finance, rail and trucking services, health care, and industrial center of the Eastern Carolinas. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 65 miles to Myrtle Beach, SC
To the ocean: 65 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Florence (FLO)

How Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence compares

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 77% · #6 of 45 in South Carolina

First-year retention81%

Higher than 66%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,542

Higher than 20% · #30 of 40 in South Carolina

Average net price$21,962

Cheaper than 26% · #41 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina

Median debt at graduation$8,661

Lower than 69%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment172

Larger than 41%

Percentiles compare Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence 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 South Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White47%
Black51%
Hispanic2.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 172
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 77%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 40%
Median family income: $14,668

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: $21,962

Outcomes

Graduated: 80%
First-year retention: 81%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $17,656
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $25,542
Median debt at graduation: $8,661
Students with federal loans: 61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 18%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

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

$20,713

$30–48k

$20,876

$48–75k

$24,109

$75–110k

$25,797

$110k+

$26,521

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

23%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$184

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 23% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $184. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 74 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $25,542
Typical debt at graduation: $8,661
Debt vs. one year's pay: 34%
Out-earn a HS grad: 18%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 93°F
Winter low: 34°F
Annual rain: 48.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Florence 8 NE, SC US station (5.5 mi from campus).

What Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

135 grads$16k 1 yr$17k 5 yr$12k debt

135$16,226$16,587$12,274

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.