Private for-profit · Community college

P&A Scholars Beauty School

Detroit, Michigan · Large city

4%
Transfer rate: $10,068
Avg net price: 65%
Grad / completion: $20,249
Median earnings

P&A Scholars Beauty School is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Detroit, Michigan (large city setting), enrolling 90 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 90 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersSnowy

About Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Paleo-Indians inhabited areas near Detroit as early as 11,000 years ago including the culture referred to as the Mound Builders. By the 17th century, the region was inhabited by Huron, Odawa, Potawatomi, and Iroquois peoples. The most heavily represented sectors are manufacturing (particularly automotive), finance, technology, and health care. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 7 miles to Detroit, MI
To Great Lakes shore: 6 miles
Nearest airport: 15 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub

How P&A Scholars Beauty School compares

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 55% · #40 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention63%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$20,249

Higher than 6% · #77 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$10,068

Cheaper than 70% · #31 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment90

Larger than 25%

Percentiles compare P&A Scholars Beauty School 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 Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women8797%
Men33%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

Black100%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 90
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 64%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 64%
Median family income: $12,679

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: $10,068

Outcomes

Graduated: 65%
First-year retention: 63%
Transferred to another college: 4%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $16,883
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $20,249
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 43%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 7%

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

$10,068

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $20,249
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 14%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 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: 19°F
Annual rain: 34.9″
Annual snow: 30.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dearborn #2, MI US station (2.2 mi from campus).

What P&A Scholars Beauty School graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

37 grads$14k 1 yr$19k 5 yr$10k debt

37$13,625$19,134$10,085

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.