Private for-profit · Community college

PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville

Clarksville, Indiana · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate: $24,899
Avg net price: 69%
Grad / completion: $22,402
Median earnings

PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Clarksville, Indiana (large suburb setting), enrolling 125 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 125 undergradsLarge suburbCold winters

About Clarksville, Indiana

Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River and is a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. In 1778 he established a post on an island at the head of the Falls of the Ohio, from which he trained his 175-man regiment. After the war, Clark was granted a tract of 150,000 acres (610 km2) for his services in the war. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 4 miles to Louisville, KY
To Great Lakes shore: 242 miles
Nearest airport: 10 miles to Louisville Muhammad Ali (SDF) · major hub

How PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville compares

Graduation rate69%

Higher than 61% · #15 of 46 in Indiana

First-year retention74%

Higher than 52%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$22,402

Higher than 10% · #38 of 42 in Indiana

Average net price$24,899

Cheaper than 18% · #41 cheapest of 51 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$8,289

Lower than 71%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment125

Larger than 33%

Percentiles compare PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville 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 Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White46%
Black26%
Hispanic14%
Asian0.8%
Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 125
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 40%
First-generation students: 57%
Students over 25: 27%
Median family income: $12,519

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: $24,899

Outcomes

Graduated: 69%
First-year retention: 74%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $19,526
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $22,402
Median debt at graduation: $8,289
Students with federal loans: 45%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 21%

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

$24,901

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

$24,883

$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?

PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville 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): $22,402
Typical debt at graduation: $8,289
Debt vs. one year's pay: 37%
Out-earn a HS grad: 28%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 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: 89°F
Winter low: 26°F
Annual rain: 48″
Annual snow: 4.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Louisville Mcalpine, KY US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

138 grads$14k 1 yr$23k 5 yr$10k debt

138$14,181$23,332$9,833

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.