Private for-profit · Community college
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology
Mooresville, North Carolina · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $17,000
- Avg net price
- 52%
- Grad / completion
- $22,786
- Median earnings
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Mooresville, North Carolina (small city setting), enrolling 18 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Mooresville, North Carolina
Mooresville is a town located in the southwestern section of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and is a part of the fast-growing Charlotte metropolitan area. Major Rufus Reid was the most prominent planter in the area, enslaving 81 African Americans on over 2,000 acres (810 ha) of land. His property was known as Mount Mourne Plantation, named after the Mourne Mountains of County Down in Northern Ireland. Mooresville is branded as "Race City USA". The town is home to more than 60 NASCAR teams and racing-related businesses, as well as an IndyCar team. The Mooresville Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official resource for travelers. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 26 miles to Charlotte, NC
- To the ocean
- 171 miles
- Nearest airport
- 16 miles to Concord-Padgett (USA)
How Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology compares
Higher than 39% · #35 of 90 in North Carolina
Higher than 50%
Higher than 11% · #81 of 84 in North Carolina
Cheaper than 43% · #70 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina
Lower than 48%
Lower than 67%
Larger than 3%
Percentiles compare Pinnacle Institute 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 North Carolina.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White89%
- Black5.6%
- Hispanic5.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 18
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Students over 25
- 15%
- Median family income
- $22,456
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $17,000
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
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,294
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,786
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 62%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 47%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
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?
Pinnacle Institute of 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)
- $22,786
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 43%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 20%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.3 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 44.3″
- Annual snow
- 3.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Salisbury 9 Wnw, NC US station (12.9 mi from campus).
What Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology 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.