Private for-profit · Community college

The Hair Academy LLC

Fayetteville, Tennessee · Distant town

15%
Transfer rate: $22,823
Avg net price: 85%
Grad / completion: $22,193
Median earnings

The Hair Academy LLC is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Fayetteville, Tennessee (distant town setting), enrolling 82 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 82 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Fayetteville, Tennessee

Fayetteville is the county seat of and the largest city in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. Fayetteville is the largest city in Lincoln County. The city was established in 1809 by an Act of the Tennessee General Assembly. The act became effective on January 1, 1810. One of the most famous landmarks of Fayetteville is the remains of the Stone Bridge, commonly known by the locals of Fayetteville as the “Old Stone Bridge”. It was in 1860 that John Markum and Patrick Flannery, the architects and contractors, began the building of the bridge. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 29 miles to Huntsville, AL
To the ocean: 315 miles
Nearest airport: 37 miles to Huntsville (HSV)

How The Hair Academy LLC compares

Graduation rate85%

Higher than 84% · #9 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention82%

Higher than 68%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$22,193

Higher than 9% · #66 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$22,823

Cheaper than 24% · #71 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$7,917

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment82

Larger than 23%

Percentiles compare The Hair Academy LLC 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 Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White85%
Black6.1%
Hispanic4.9%
Asian1.2%
Other or multiracial2.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 82
Student–faculty ratio: 9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 61%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $14,180

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: $22,823

Outcomes

Graduated: 85%
First-year retention: 82%
Transferred to another college: 15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $15,359
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $22,193
Median debt at graduation: $7,917
Students with federal loans: 59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 31%

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

$21,268

$30–48k

$25,157

$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.

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.

97%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$648

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 97% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $648. 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 31 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): $22,193
Typical debt at graduation: $7,917
Debt vs. one year's pay: 36%
Out-earn a HS grad: 27%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 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: 89°F
Winter low: 30°F
Annual rain: 59.8″
Annual snow: 1.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fayetteville Wtp, TN US station (2.4 mi from campus).

What The Hair Academy LLC graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

35 grads$10k 1 yr$23k 5 yr$8k debt

35$9,605$22,806$7,583

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.