Private for-profit · Community college

The Salon Professional Academy-Nampa

Nampa, Idaho · Midsize suburb

#3 graduation rate in Idaho

0%
Transfer rate: $19,371
Avg net price: 90%
Grad / completion: $18,095
Median earnings

The Salon Professional Academy-Nampa is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Nampa, Idaho (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 111 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 111 undergradsMidsize suburbCold winters

About Nampa, Idaho

Nampa is the most populous city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. Nampa had its beginnings in the early 1880s when the Oregon Short Line Railroad built a line from Granger, Wyoming, to Huntington, Oregon, that passed through Nampa. In Nampa there is a history museum that marks the railroad's significance. The Ford Idaho Center is a unique complex of entertainment venues currently managed by Oak View Group. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 18 miles to Boise, ID
To the ocean: 371 miles
Nearest airport: 17 miles to Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI) · major hub

How The Salon Professional Academy-Nampa compares

Graduation rate90%

Higher than 91% · #3 of 22 in Idaho

First-year retention86%

Higher than 75%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$18,095

Higher than 3% · #16 of 18 in Idaho

Average net price$19,371

Cheaper than 35% · #13 cheapest of 21 in Idaho

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment111

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare The Salon Professional Academy-Nampa 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 Idaho.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White59%
Black3.6%
Hispanic35%
Asian1.8%
Other or multiracial0.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 111
Student–faculty ratio: 19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 47%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 26%
Median family income: $16,870

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: $19,371

Outcomes

Graduated: 90%
First-year retention: 86%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $14,170
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $18,095
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 20%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$17,446

$30–48k

$20,661

$48–75k

$22,308

$75–110k

—

$110k+

$23,049

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,750

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,750. 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 71 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): $18,095
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 35%
Out-earn a HS grad: 10%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 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: 93°F
Winter low: 23°F
Annual rain: 11″
Annual snow: 9.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nampa Sugar Factory, ID US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What The Salon Professional Academy-Nampa graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

80 grads$18k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$12k debt

80$17,796$21,920$12,000

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.