Private for-profit · Community college
Sierra Academy of Style
Carson City, Nevada · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $14,560
- Avg net price
- 76%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Sierra Academy of Style is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Carson City, Nevada (small city setting), enrolling 160 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Carson City, Nevada
Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Washoe people have inhabited the valley and surrounding areas for about 6,000 years. Carson City has never hosted any professional team sports. However, a variety of sports are offered at parks and recreation. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 26 miles to Reno, NV
- To the ocean
- 120 miles
- Nearest airport
- 23 miles to Truckee Tahoe (TKF)
How Sierra Academy of Style compares
Higher than 71% · #7 of 23 in Nevada
Higher than 61%
Cheaper than 52% · #6 cheapest of 25 in Nevada
Lower than 39%
Larger than 39%
Percentiles compare Sierra Academy of Style 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 Nevada.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White59%
- Black0.6%
- Hispanic29%
- Other or multiracial11%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 160
- Student–faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 33%
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
- $14,560
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
- 76%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- 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
- 59%
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?
Sierra Academy of Style 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
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 24°F
- Annual rain
- 9.3″
- Annual snow
- 14″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carson City, NV US station (1.8 mi from campus).
What Sierra Academy of Style 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.