Private for-profit · Community college
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
North Augusta, South Carolina · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,677
- Avg net price
- 43%
- Grad / completion
- $25,542
- Median earnings
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in North Augusta, South Carolina (large suburb setting), enrolling 118 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About North Augusta, South Carolina
North Augusta is a city in Aiken and Edgefield counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, on the north bank of the Savannah River. In the 1890s, James U. Jackson, the city's primary visionary, joined his brother Walter Jackson and a group of New York-based investors in founding the North Augusta Land Company. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Augusta, GA
- To the ocean
- 92 miles
- Nearest airport
- 9 miles to Augusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS)
How Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta compares
Higher than 29% · #24 of 45 in South Carolina
Higher than 86%
Higher than 20% · #30 of 40 in South Carolina
Cheaper than 37% · #36 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina
Lower than 69%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 32%
Percentiles compare Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta 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
- White48%
- Black46%
- Hispanic5.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 118
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 76%
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Students over 25
- 35%
- 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
- $18,677
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
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- 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
- 63%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 18%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 47% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $246. 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 49 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.
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
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 40°F
- Annual rain
- 44.8″
- Annual snow
- 0.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Augusta Daniel Fld AP, GA US station (5.1 mi from campus).
What Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta 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.