Private for-profit · Community college

Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics

Jefferson City, Missouri · Small city

0%
Transfer rate: $14,982
Avg net price: 79%
Grad / completion: $26,738
Median earnings

Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Jefferson City, Missouri (small city setting), enrolling 97 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 97 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Jefferson City, Missouri

Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. In the late 17th century, frontiersmen began to inhabit the area, including Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Louis Jolliet, Jacques Marquette, Robert de LaSalle, and Daniel Boone, with the latter having the greatest influence on the region. Jefferson City's economy is driven by its residents, citizens of surrounding communities, and tourists. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 27 miles to Columbia, MO
To Great Lakes shore: 329 miles
Nearest airport: 17 miles to Columbia (COU)

How Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics compares

Graduation rate79%

Higher than 76% · #25 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention95%

Higher than 88%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,738

Higher than 22% · #50 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$14,982

Cheaper than 50% · #30 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$7,671

Lower than 78%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment97

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics 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 Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White76%
Black11%
Hispanic2.1%
Other or multiracial10%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 97
Student–faculty ratio: 19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 54%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 13%
Median family income: $18,876

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: $14,982

Outcomes

Graduated: 79%
First-year retention: 95%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $22,997
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $26,738
Median debt at graduation: $7,671
Students with federal loans: 51%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 41%

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

$14,982

$30–48k

—

$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.

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.

25%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,300

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,300. 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 40 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): $26,738
Typical debt at graduation: $7,671
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 23%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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: 88°F
Winter low: 21°F
Annual rain: 43.6″
Annual snow: 8.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jefferson City Wtp, MO US station (1.3 mi from campus).

What Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

61 grads$20k 1 yr$23k 5 yr$10k debt

61$19,818$23,251$9,793

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.