Private for-profit · Community college

Southwest Michigan Beauty School

Sturgis, Michigan · Distant town

#1 graduation rate in Michigan
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.

Private for-profitSmall · 14 undergradsDistant townCold wintersSnowy

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
To Great Lakes shore
58 miles
Nearest airport
31 miles to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek (AZO)

How Southwest Michigan Beauty School compares

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Average net price$20,671

Cheaper than 30% · #76 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment14

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.

< $30k
$20,671
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.3JFMAMJJASOND

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.