Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth

Plymouth, Massachusetts · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$31,895
Avg net price
87%
Grad / completion
$27,803
Median earnings

Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Plymouth, Massachusetts (large suburb setting), enrolling 233 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 233 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Plymouth, Massachusetts

Plymouth is a town in and the county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Prior to the arrival of the Pilgrims, the location of Plymouth was a village of the Wampanoag tribe called Patuxet. The region was visited twice by European explorers prior to the establishment of Plymouth Colony. Promoted as America's Hometown, Plymouth is a tourist destination noted for its heritage. The town is home to several notable sites. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
33 miles to Boston, MA
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
23 miles to New Bedford (EWB)

How Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth compares

Graduation rate87%

Higher than 87% · #11 of 52 in Massachusetts

Earnings, 10 years after entry$27,803

Higher than 26% · #30 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$31,895

Cheaper than 6% · #46 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment233

Larger than 48%

Percentiles compare Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth 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 Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

233undergrads
  • Women21291%
  • Men219%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White80%
  • Black6.0%
  • Hispanic1.3%
  • Asian1.3%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
233
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
43%
Median family income
$26,200

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
$31,895

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
87%
First-year retention
—
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,126
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$27,803
Median debt at graduation
$6,333
Students with federal loans
41%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
87%
Low-income (Pell)
71%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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.

< $30k
$30,611
$30–48k
$29,237
$48–75k
$31,968
$75–110k
$33,766
$110k+
$34,243

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?

Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth 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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$27,803
Typical debt at graduation
$6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay
23%
Out-earn a HS grad
34%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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
22°F
Annual rain
52.8″
Annual snow
37.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Plymouth-Kingston, MA US station (1.7 mi from campus).

What Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
179 grads$21k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$7k debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
60 grads$22k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$8k debt

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.