Private for-profit · Community college
Mid Cities Barber College
Grand Prairie, Texas · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,203
- Avg net price
- 68%
- Grad / completion
- $24,664
- Median earnings
Mid Cities Barber College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Grand Prairie, Texas (large suburb setting), enrolling 22 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties with a small part extending into Johnson county. Prior to then, he resided in Young County near Fort Belknap. Dechman learned that he could trade his oxen and wagons for land in Dallas County. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 13 miles to Dallas, TX
- To the ocean
- 235 miles
- Nearest airport
- 13 miles to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) · major hub
How Mid Cities Barber College compares
Higher than 59% · #113 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 58%
Higher than 17% · #171 of 206 in Texas
Cheaper than 61% · #82 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 44%
Larger than 4%
Percentiles compare Mid Cities Barber College 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 race / ethnicity
- White9.1%
- Black32%
- Hispanic59%
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
- 17 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 45%
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
- $12,203
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
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $24,664
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
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?
Mid Cities Barber College 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
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 40.1″
- Annual snow
- 0.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Arlington Six Flags, TX US station (5 mi from campus).
What Mid Cities Barber College 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.