Private for-profit · Community college

Strand College of Hair Design

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · Small city

0%
Transfer rate: $9,998
Avg net price: 75%
Grad / completion: $21,301
Median earnings

Strand College of Hair Design is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (small city setting), enrolling 70 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 70 undergradsSmall cityNear the coast

About Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach is a resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Long Bay area was inhabited by the historic Waccamaw tribe. The Waccamaw used the river for travel and fished along the shore around Little River. Myrtle Beach's economy is dominated by the tourist industry; hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, attractions, and retail developments exist in abundance to serve visitors. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Myrtle Beach, SC
To the ocean: < 1 mile
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Myrtle Beach (MYR) · major hub

How Strand College of Hair Design compares

Graduation rate75%

Higher than 70% · #10 of 45 in South Carolina

First-year retention82%

Higher than 68%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,301

Higher than 7% · #40 of 40 in South Carolina

Average net price$9,998

Cheaper than 70% · #18 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment70

Larger than 19%

Percentiles compare Strand College of Hair Design 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 South Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White73%
Black16%
Hispanic2.9%
Asian1.4%
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: 70
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 37%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 39%
Median family income: $15,765

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: $9,998

Outcomes

Graduated: 75%
First-year retention: 82%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $25,974
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $21,301
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 36%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 23%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $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

$8,650

$30–48k

$8,617

$48–75k

$10,720

$75–110k

$13,681

$110k+

$13,811

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?

Strand College of Hair Design 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): $21,301
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 12%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 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: 87°F
Winter low: 34°F
Annual rain: 53.6″
Annual snow: 0.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Myrtle Beach, SC US station (0.6 mi from campus).

What Strand College of Hair Design graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

63 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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.