Private for-profit · Community college

Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology

Boise, Idaho · Large suburb

#5 graduation rate in Idaho

6%
Transfer rate: $20,033
Avg net price: 88%
Grad / completion: $26,323
Median earnings

Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Boise, Idaho (large suburb setting), enrolling 254 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 254 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Boise, Idaho

Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. The origin of the name is uncertain. One account credits Capt. B. L. E. Bonneville of the U.S. Army as its source. After trekking for weeks through dry and rough terrain, his exploration party reached an overlook with a view of the Boise River Valley. Boise is a regional hub for jazz, theater, and indie music. The Gene Harris Jazz Festival is hosted in Boise each spring. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 5 miles to Boise, ID
To the ocean: 379 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI) · major hub

How Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology compares

Graduation rate88%

Higher than 88% · #5 of 22 in Idaho

First-year retention90%

Higher than 82%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,323

Higher than 21% · #8 of 18 in Idaho

Average net price$20,033

Cheaper than 32% · #14 cheapest of 21 in Idaho

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment254

Larger than 50%

Percentiles compare Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology 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 Idaho.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White80%
Black1.6%
Hispanic5.1%
Asian2.0%
Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 254
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 39%
First-generation students: 43%
Students over 25: 24%
Median family income: $27,088

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: $20,033

Outcomes

Graduated: 88%
First-year retention: 90%
Transferred to another college: 6%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $24,008
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $26,323
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 51%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

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

$16,521

$30–48k

$17,263

$48–75k

$21,204

$75–110k

$22,700

$110k+

$23,559

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.

10%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$404

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 10% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $404. 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 164 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): $26,323
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 24%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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: 23°F
Annual rain: 18″
Annual snow: 57.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boise 7 N, ID US station (6.3 mi from campus).

What Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

245 grads$20k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$9k debt

245$20,258$22,281$9,166

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.