Private for-profit · Community college
South Eastern Beauty Academy
Paintsville, Kentucky · Remote town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $5,183
- Avg net price
- 41%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
South Eastern Beauty Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Paintsville, Kentucky (remote town setting), enrolling 45 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Paintsville, Kentucky
Paintsville is a home rule-class city in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. A Paint Lick Station was referred to in United States Army dispatches as early as 1780. The Kentucky Apple Festival has been held in Paintsville annually since 1962. Events include live music, carnival rides, a pageant, various competitions, a parade, and a car show. The festival occurs annually on the first full weekend in October. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 74 miles to Charleston, WV
- To Great Lakes shore
- 248 miles
- Nearest airport
- 40 miles to Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)
How South Eastern Beauty Academy compares
Higher than 27% · #39 of 46 in Kentucky
Higher than 18%
Cheaper than 90% · #9 cheapest of 50 in Kentucky
Lower than 29%
Larger than 12%
Percentiles compare South Eastern Beauty Academy 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
- White100%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 45
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 74%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 11%
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
- $5,183
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
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- 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
- 0%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 23°F
- Annual rain
- 46.2″
- Annual snow
- 17.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paintsville 1E, KY US station (1 mi from campus).
What South Eastern Beauty Academy 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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- Transfer
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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.