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Private for-profit · Community college

Summit Salon Academy

Tampa, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$31,223
Avg net price
82%
Grad / completion
$27,037
Median earnings

Summit Salon Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Tampa, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 183 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 183 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a major city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Hillsborough County. The shores of Tampa Bay have been inhabited for thousands of years. A variant of the Weeden Island culture developed in the area by about 2,000 years ago. Tampa is home to a variety of stage and performing arts venues and theaters, including the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa Theatre, Gorilla Theatre, and the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre next to the Florida State Fairgrounds. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
8 miles to Tampa, FL
To the ocean
6 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Tampa (TPA) · major hub

How Summit Salon Academy compares

Graduation rate82%

Higher than 80% · #54 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$27,037

Higher than 24% · #123 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$31,223

Cheaper than 6% · #183 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$7,389

Lower than 81%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment183

Larger than 43%

Percentiles compare Summit Salon 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 Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

183undergrads
  • Women16992%
  • Men148%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White56%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic25%
  • Asian2.7%
  • Other or multiracial4.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
183
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
43%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$24,573

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
$31,223

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
82%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$22,844
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$27,037
Median debt at graduation
$7,389
Students with federal loans
53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

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
$30,832
$30–48k
$28,058
$48–75k
$31,950
$75–110k
$37,417
$110k+
$37,417

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

5%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,500
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 5% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,500. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 40 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$27,037
Typical debt at graduation
$7,389
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
—

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
91°F
Winter low
53°F
Annual rain
49.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.59.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tampa Intl AP, FL US station (6.3 mi from campus).

What Summit Salon Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
147 grads$20k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$10k debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— 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.