Private for-profit · Community college
Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge
Williamsville, New York · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $20,598
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- $26,249
- Median earnings
Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Williamsville, New York (large suburb setting), enrolling 22 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Williamsville, New York
Williamsville is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The community developed where the major road between Batavia and Buffalo crossed Ellicott Creek just above Glen Falls. The water power offered by the waterfall attracted millers. Williamsville has several parks. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 8 miles to Buffalo, NY
- To Great Lakes shore
- 8 miles
- Nearest airport
- 2 miles to Buffalo Niagara (BUF) · major hub
How Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 185 in New York
Higher than 79%
Higher than 21% · #129 of 148 in New York
Cheaper than 30% · #114 cheapest of 175 in New York
Lower than 98%
Larger than 4%
Percentiles compare Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge 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 New York.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White86%
- Black14%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 22
- Student–faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 31%
- Median family income
- $21,912
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
- $20,598
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
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $26,249
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 64%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 46%
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $26,249
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 26%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 19°F
- Annual rain
- 40.7″
- Annual snow
- 95.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buffalo, NY US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge 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.