Private for-profit · Community college

Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology

Albany, New York · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate: $16,747
Avg net price: 77%
Grad / completion: $32,014
Median earnings

Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Albany, New York (midsize city setting), enrolling 56 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 56 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohicans, who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw, meaning "the fireplace of the Mohican nation". Albany's geographic situation—roughly equidistant from New York City to the south and Montreal to the north—makes it a convenient stop for nationally touring artists and acts. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 2 miles to Albany, NY
To the ocean: 95 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Albany (ALB) · major hub

How Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology compares

Graduation rate77%

Higher than 73% · #74 of 185 in New York

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,014

Higher than 39% · #114 of 148 in New York

Average net price$16,747

Cheaper than 44% · #91 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$6,538

Lower than 86%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment56

Larger than 15%

Percentiles compare Orlo School of Hair Design and 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 New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White88%
Black3.6%
Other or multiracial8.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 56
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 37%
First-generation students: 56%
Students over 25: 25%
Median family income: $23,884

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: $16,747

Outcomes

Graduated: 77%
First-year retention: 100%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $27,041
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $32,014
Median debt at graduation: $6,538
Students with federal loans: 54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 38%

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

$14,831

$30–48k

$14,708

$48–75k

$16,824

$75–110k

$18,429

$110k+

$20,096

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?

Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology 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): $32,014
Typical debt at graduation: $6,538
Debt vs. one year's pay: 20%
Out-earn a HS grad: 32%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 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: 84°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 40.7″
Annual snow: 59.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albany AP, NY US station (4.9 mi from campus).

What Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

45 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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.