Private for-profit · Community college
Premier Academy of Cosmetology
McAlester, Oklahoma · Remote town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,449
- Avg net price
- 86%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Premier Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in McAlester, Oklahoma (remote town setting), enrolling 49 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About McAlester, Oklahoma
McAlester is a city in and the county seat of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. The crossing of the east–west California Road with the north–south Texas Road formed a natural point of settlement. At the time of its founding, the site was located in Tobucksy County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. Agriculture and coal mining supported the city's economy around the turn of the 20th century. Cotton was the main cash crop, and McAlester had three cotton gins and one cotton compress. Then a boll weevil infestation destroyed local cotton production. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 85 miles to Tulsa, OK
- To the ocean
- 360 miles
- Nearest airport
- 84 miles to Fort Smith (FSM)
How Premier Academy of Cosmetology compares
Higher than 85% · #12 of 67 in Oklahoma
Higher than 55%
Cheaper than 38% · #53 cheapest of 62 in Oklahoma
Lower than 29%
Larger than 13%
Percentiles compare Premier Academy 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 Oklahoma.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White55%
- Black2.0%
- Hispanic4.1%
- Other or multiracial39%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 49
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 72%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 50%
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
- $18,449
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
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
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.
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?
Premier Academy 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 30°F
- Annual rain
- 42.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcalester Rgnl AP, OK US station (4.2 mi from campus).
What Premier Academy 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.