Private for-profit · Community college

The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences

Rockville, Maryland · Small city

#4 for grad earnings in Maryland

—
Transfer rate: $56,871
Avg net price: —
Grad / completion: $46,719
Median earnings

The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Rockville, Maryland (small city setting), enrolling 82 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 82 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersNear the coast

About Rockville, Maryland

Rockville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, and is part of the Washington metropolitan area. The waterways were used for travel and hunting and provided refuge for the people associated with the Piscataway Confederacy. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 12 miles to Washington, DC
To the ocean: 11 miles
Nearest airport: 15 miles to Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) · major hub

How The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences compares

First-year retention86%

Higher than 75%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,719

Higher than 86% · #4 of 38 in Maryland

Average net price$56,871

Cheaper than 1% · #40 cheapest of 40 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$5,500

Lower than 96%

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 97%

Undergraduate enrollment82

Larger than 23%

Percentiles compare The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences 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 Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White30%
Black37%
Hispanic16%
Asian4.9%
Other or multiracial12%

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: 5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 22%
First-generation students: 31%
Students over 25: 53%
Median family income: $36,787

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: $56,871

Outcomes

Graduated: —
First-year retention: 86%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $26,378
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $46,719
Median debt at graduation: $5,500
Students with federal loans: 40%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 69%

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

$55,779

$30–48k

$54,232

$48–75k

$56,032

$75–110k

—

$110k+

$59,652

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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $46,719
Typical debt at graduation: $5,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 12%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 1.2 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: 87°F
Winter low: 27°F
Annual rain: 41.3″
Annual snow: 5.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rockville 1 NE, MD US station (3.2 mi from campus).

What The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences graduates study — and earn

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

39 grads$15k 1 yr$23k 5 yr$7k debt

39$14,502$22,981$7,334

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.

Colleges similar to The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences

Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences side by side →

Professional Golfers Career College

For-profit

Temecula, California · Midsize city · 33 mi to Riverside

Students: 70
Tuition: $19k
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $46k

Hair Academy II

For-profit

Hillcrest Heights, Maryland · Large suburb · 7 mi to Washington

Students: 218
Tuition: —
Transfer: 2%
Earnings: $43k

California Career College

For-profit

Canoga Park, California · Large city · 23 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 190
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $52k

Arizona Culinary Institute

For-profit

Scottsdale, Arizona · Midsize city · 17 mi to Phoenix

Students: 149
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $42k

Industrial Management Training Institute

For-profit

Waterbury, Connecticut · Midsize city · 18 mi to New Haven

Students: 114
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $55k

Fortis Institute-Towson

For-profit

Towson, Maryland · Small city · 8 mi to Baltimore

Students: 354
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $36k

Colleges near The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD · Public · Associate · 13,773 students

3 mi

Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital

Silver Spring, MD · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 56 students

5 mi

Montgomery Beauty School

Silver Spring, MD · Private for-profit · Certificate · 101 students

7 mi

Washington Adventist University

Takoma Park, MD · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 452 students

8 mi

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, DC · Public · Associate · 3,351 students

9 mi

Wesley Theological Seminary

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit · Graduate

9 mi

American University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 7,266 students

9 mi

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public · Bachelor's · 30,760 students

10 mi

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.