Private for-profit · Community college
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow
Glasgow, Kentucky · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $25,829
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Grad / completion
- $18,537
- Median earnings
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Glasgow, Kentucky (distant town setting), enrolling 44 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Glasgow, Kentucky
Glasgow is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The same year, the community was selected as the seat of a new county, owing to its central location, its large spring, native John Gorin's donation of 50 acres (20 ha) for public buildings, and its being named for the Scottish hometown of the father of William Logan, one of the two commissioners charged with selecting the county seat. Major employers in Glasgow include LSC Communications (formerly R. R. Donnelley, now closed), Akebono Brake Industry, Walmart, Nemak, and ACK Controls (a joint venture of Chuo Spring and Dura Automotive Systems). (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 76 miles to Nashville, TN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 327 miles
- Nearest airport
- 74 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub
How PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow compares
Higher than 57% · #9 of 46 in Kentucky
Higher than 47%
Higher than 4% · #39 of 40 in Kentucky
Cheaper than 16% · #43 cheapest of 50 in Kentucky
Lower than 17%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 11%
Percentiles compare PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow 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 Kentucky.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White84%
- Black6.8%
- Other or multiracial9.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 44
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
- First-generation students
- 64%
- Students over 25
- 44%
- Median family income
- $14,240
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
- $25,829
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
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $16,280
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $18,537
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,042
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 24%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $18,537
- Typical debt at graduation
- $14,042
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 76%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 8%
Typical debt would take roughly 7.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 29°F
- Annual rain
- 54.9″
- Annual snow
- 5.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glasgow, KY US station (1.1 mi from campus).
What PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow 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.