Private for-profit · Community college
Southwest Michigan Beauty School
Sturgis, Michigan · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $20,671
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Southwest Michigan Beauty School is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Sturgis, Michigan (distant town setting), enrolling 14 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Sturgis, Michigan
Sturgis is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In 1827, Judge John Sturgis came to the St. Joseph Valley area in southern Michigan territory and settled in what is now Sturgis. The original site of his home can be seen at Pioneer Park, maintained by the City of Sturgis. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 36 miles to Kalamazoo, MI
- To Great Lakes shore
- 58 miles
- Nearest airport
- 31 miles to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek (AZO)
How Southwest Michigan Beauty School compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 96 in Michigan
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 30% · #76 cheapest of 94 in Michigan
Lower than 29%
Larger than 2%
Percentiles compare Southwest Michigan Beauty School 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
- White79%
- Hispanic14%
- Other or multiracial7.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 14
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- —
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $18,215
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,785
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,368
- Average net price
- $20,671
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
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- 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
- 14%
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
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 16°F
- Annual rain
- 38.5″
- Annual snow
- 41.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lagrange, IN US station (10 mi from campus).
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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.











