Private for-profit · Community college
Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene
Abilene, Texas · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $15,047
- Avg net price
- 59%
- Grad / completion
- $21,685
- Median earnings
Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Abilene, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 40 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties, Texas, United States. Established by cattlemen as a stock shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1881, the city was named after Abilene, Kansas, the original endpoint for the Chisholm Trail. The T&P had bypassed the town of Buffalo Gap, the county seat at the time. The cultural aspects of Abilene revolve around a mix of the local college and university campuses, the agriculture community of the surrounding area, and a growing nightlife scene in the downtown area. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 140 miles to Midland, TX
- To the ocean
- 316 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Abilene (ABI)
How Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene compares
Higher than 47% · #144 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 62%
Higher than 8% · #183 of 206 in Texas
Cheaper than 50% · #103 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 90%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 10%
Percentiles compare Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene 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 Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women3793%
- Men38%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White65%
- Black2.5%
- Hispanic18%
- Asian2.5%
- Other or multiracial12%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 40
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 61%
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Students over 25
- 49%
- Median family income
- $16,204
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
- $15,047
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
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $20,303
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $21,685
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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.
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?
Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene 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)
- $21,685
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 29%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 12%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 96°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 25.2″
- Annual snow
- 3.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Abilene Rgnl AP, TX US station (4.6 mi from campus).
What Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene graduates study — and earn
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.