Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Paramount Beauty Academy

Portsmouth, Ohio · Distant town

0%
Transfer rate
$9,837
Avg net price
93%
Grad / completion
$21,361
Median earnings

Paramount Beauty Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Portsmouth, Ohio (distant town setting), enrolling 51 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 51 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Portsmouth, Ohio

Portsmouth is a city in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. According to early 20th-century historian Charles Augustus Hanna, a Shawnee village was founded at the site of modern-day Portsmouth in late 1758, following the abandonment of Lower Shawneetown. Landmarks that have been demolished include the old Norfolk & Western rail depot, churches dating back to the early 20th century, houses dating to the 1850s, Grant Middle School, and the old Portsmouth High School and various elementary schools. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
185 miles
Nearest airport
34 miles to Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)

How Paramount Beauty Academy compares

Graduation rate93%

Higher than 93% · #12 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention70%

Higher than 44%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,361

Higher than 7% · #149 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$9,837

Cheaper than 71% · #35 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment51

Larger than 14%

Percentiles compare Paramount Beauty Academy 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 Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White94%
  • Black3.9%
  • Asian2.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
51
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
68%
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
25%
Median family income
$9,080

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
$9,837

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
93%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$14,941
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$21,361
Median debt at graduation
$9,833
Students with federal loans
74%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
16%

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.

< $30k
$9,218
$30–48k
$11,205
$48–75k
$13,400
$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.

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.

6%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$833
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $833. 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 52 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)
$21,361
Typical debt at graduation
$9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
16%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 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
87°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
43.1″
Annual snow
20.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Portsmouth-Sciotoville, OH US station (5.1 mi from campus).

What Paramount Beauty Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
36 grads$11k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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.

Colleges similar to Paramount Beauty Academy

Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Paramount Beauty Academy side by side →

Gerbers Akron Beauty School

For-profit

Akron, Ohio · Midsize city · 4 mi to Akron

Students
39
Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
Earnings
$21k

Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton

For-profit

Dayton, Ohio · Large suburb · 9 mi to Dayton

Students
69
Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
Earnings
$22k

Northern Institute of Cosmetology

For-profit

Lorain, Ohio · Midsize suburb · 25 mi to Cleveland

Students
57
Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
Earnings
$22k

Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy

For-profit

Fairfield, Ohio · Large suburb · 15 mi to Cincinnati

Students
88
Tuition
—
Transfer
4%
Earnings
$22k

Tiffin Academy of Hair Design

For-profit

Tiffin, Ohio · Distant town · 42 mi to Toledo

Students
48
Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
Earnings
$25k

Casal Aveda Institute

For-profit

Niles, Ohio · Large suburb · 9 mi to Youngstown

Students
102
Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
Earnings
$22k

Colleges near Paramount Beauty Academy

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH · Public · Bachelor's · 2,247 students

1 mi

Scioto County Career Technical Center

Lucasville, OH · Public · Certificate · 175 students

8 mi

Pike County Joint Vocational School District

Piketon, OH · Public · Certificate · 39 students

22 mi

Ohio University-Southern Campus

Ironton, OH · Public · Associate · 415 students

22 mi

Ashland Community and Technical College

Ashland, KY · Public · Certificate · 1,631 students

26 mi

Kentucky Christian University

Grayson, KY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 429 students

28 mi

Elite Welding Academy South Point

South Point, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 29 students

29 mi

Tri-State Bible College

South Point, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 17 students

31 mi

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.