Private for-profit · Community college
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
Alliance, Ohio · Fringe town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,245
- Avg net price
- 66%
- Grad / completion
- $17,650
- Median earnings
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Alliance, Ohio (fringe town setting), enrolling 339 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Alliance, Ohio
Alliance is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. Alliance was founded in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities called Williamsport, formed in 1827, Freedom, formed in 1838, and Liberty, formed in 1850 to act as a station and support hub for the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad. Alliance is a town rich with social, industrial and railroad history, with the restored Glamorgan Castle, previous home of the owner of Morgan Engineering; the Haines House, a restored underground railroad home; and the Mabel Hartzell historic home; all three properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 23 miles to Akron, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 51 miles
- Nearest airport
- 15 miles to Akron Canton (CAK)
How Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance compares
Higher than 56% · #77 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 53%
Higher than 3% · #157 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 39% · #93 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 82%
Lower than 23%
Larger than 55%
Percentiles compare Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance 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 Ohio.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White38%
- Black46%
- Hispanic7.4%
- Asian1.5%
- Other or multiracial6.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 339
- Student–faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 63%
- First-generation students
- 55%
- Students over 25
- 46%
- Median family income
- $12,589
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
- $18,245
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
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $15,544
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $17,650
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,114
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 25%
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (339 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 44% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $321. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 157 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $17,650
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,114
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 40%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 20%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 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
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 20°F
- Annual rain
- 41.6″
- Annual snow
- 47.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Akron Canton Rgnl AP, OH US station (14.7 mi from campus).
What Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance 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.