Private for-profit · Community college
North Florida Cosmetology Institute
Tallahassee, Florida · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,136
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Grad / completion
- $23,615
- Median earnings
North Florida Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Tallahassee, Florida (midsize city setting), enrolling 91 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. Around 1200, the large and complex Mississippian culture had built earthwork mounds near Lake Jackson which survive today; they are preserved in the Lake Jackson Archaeological State Park. Tallahassee is home to many entertainment venues, theaters, museums, parks, and performing arts centers, including the Railroad Square Art Park. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Tallahassee, FL
- To the ocean
- 26 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Tallahassee (TLH)
How North Florida Cosmetology Institute compares
Higher than 57% · #113 of 211 in Florida
Higher than 25%
Higher than 13% · #143 of 171 in Florida
Cheaper than 61% · #71 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 87%
Lower than 23%
Larger than 26%
Percentiles compare North Florida Cosmetology Institute 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 Florida.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women7279%
- Men1921%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White21%
- Black59%
- Hispanic5.5%
- Asian1.1%
- Other or multiracial13%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 91
- Student–faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 73%
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Students over 25
- 44%
- Median family income
- $9,862
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 31 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Florida97%
- Other U.S. states3.3%
Most first-years stay in state — North Florida Cosmetology Institute draws overwhelmingly from Florida.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $12,136
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
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $20,619
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,615
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,334
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 12%
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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
North Florida Cosmetology Institute 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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $23,615
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,334
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 27%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 21%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $2,740 (13%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 40°F
- Annual rain
- 58.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tallahassee, FL US station (5.9 mi from campus).
What North Florida Cosmetology Institute 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.