Private for-profit · Community college
Networks Barber College
Calumet City, Illinois · Large suburb
- 5%
- Transfer rate
- $14,810
- Avg net price
- 73%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Networks Barber College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Calumet City, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 54 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Calumet City, Illinois
Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Calumet City (commonly referred to locally as "Cal City") was founded in 1893 when the villages of Schrumville and Sobieski Park merged under the name of West Hammond, since it lies on the west side of the Illinois-Indiana line from Hammond, Indiana. A landmark and point of pride among Cal City residents is the pair of large water towers painted like the popular "Have a Nice Day" smiley faces which are located on Ring Road near River Oaks Mall, the other State Street near Interstate 94. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 18 miles to Chicago, IL
- To Great Lakes shore
- 6 miles
- Nearest airport
- 7 miles to Gary/Chicago (GYY)
How Networks Barber College compares
Higher than 66% · #33 of 122 in Illinois
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 51% · #71 cheapest of 123 in Illinois
Lower than 11%
Lower than 12%
Larger than 15%
Percentiles compare Networks 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 Illinois.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- Black93%
- Hispanic7.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 54
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 60%
- Median family income
- $9,814
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
- $14,810
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
- 73%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 5%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $14,460
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,500
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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?
Networks 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
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 15°F
- Annual rain
- 42.1″
- Annual snow
- 28.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Park Forest, IL US station (11.4 mi from campus).
What Networks 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.