Private for-profit · Community college
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design
Cookeville, Tennessee · Remote town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,948
- Avg net price
- 74%
- Grad / completion
- $23,696
- Median earnings
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Cookeville, Tennessee (remote town setting), enrolling 20 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is the county seat of and the largest city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The Cherokee used the region as hunting grounds. Cherokee claims to the land in the Cumberland Plateau ended after the Treaty of Tellico was signed in October 1805. As of June 30, 2020, 16 commercial banks and four credit unions operated in the city, with combined deposits over $2.5 billion. Total retail sales in Cookeville for 2016 were $1.6 billion. Putnam County's unemployment rate was 3.0% as of May 2017, down from 3.7% in April. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 71 miles to Nashville, TN
- To the ocean
- 365 miles
- Nearest airport
- 65 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub
How Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design compares
Higher than 69% · #33 of 81 in Tennessee
Higher than 83%
Higher than 13% · #63 of 70 in Tennessee
Cheaper than 36% · #61 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee
Lower than 39%
Larger than 3%
Percentiles compare Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design 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 Tennessee.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White65%
- Black5.0%
- Hispanic20%
- Other or multiracial10.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 20
- Student–faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 72%
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Students over 25
- 27%
- Median family income
- $17,239
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
- $18,948
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
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,696
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 83%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 40%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 87°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 60″
- Annual snow
- 6.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cookeville, TN US station (3.6 mi from campus).
What Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design 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.