Private for-profit · Community college
Port Huron Cosmetology College
Waterford, Michigan · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- —
- Avg net price
- 70%
- Grad / completion
- $22,980
- Median earnings
Port Huron Cosmetology College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Waterford, Michigan (large suburb setting), enrolling 37 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Waterford, Michigan
Waterford Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Lewis Cass, the third governor of Michigan Territory, established the boundaries of Oakland County in 1819. Waterford Township was organized in 1834. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 31 miles to Detroit, MI
- To Great Lakes shore
- 32 miles
- Nearest airport
- 25 miles to Bishop (FNT)
How Port Huron Cosmetology College compares
Higher than 62% · #31 of 96 in Michigan
Higher than 4%
Higher than 11% · #67 of 88 in Michigan
Lower than 86%
Larger than 9%
Percentiles compare Port Huron Cosmetology College 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 race / ethnicity
- White51%
- Black38%
- Hispanic8.1%
- Asian2.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 37
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Students over 25
- 60%
- Median family income
- $15,470
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 70%
- First-year retention
- 33%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $18,314
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,980
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 35%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $175
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%.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Port Huron Cosmetology College 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)
- $22,980
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 18%
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
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 16°F
- Annual rain
- 29.2″
- Annual snow
- 62.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP, MI US station (2.7 mi from campus).
What Port Huron Cosmetology College 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.