Private for-profit · Community college
Top of the Line Barber College
Charleston, South Carolina · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $19,078
- Avg net price
- 23%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Top of the Line Barber College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Charleston, South Carolina (midsize city setting), enrolling 45 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 1670, Governor William Sayle arranged for several shiploads of settlers from Bermuda and Barbados. These settlers established what was then called Charles Town at Albemarle Point, on the west bank of the Ashley River, a few miles northwest of the present-day city center. Charleston's culture blends traditional Southern U.S., English, French, and West African elements. The downtown peninsula has several arts, music, local cuisine, and fashion venues. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Charleston, SC
- To the ocean
- < 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 9 miles to Charleston (CHS) · major hub
How Top of the Line Barber College compares
Higher than 6% · #38 of 45 in South Carolina
Higher than 3%
Cheaper than 36% · #37 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina
Lower than 82%
Larger than 12%
Percentiles compare Top of the Line Barber College 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 South Carolina.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White11%
- Black82%
- Hispanic6.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 45
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 47%
- Median family income
- $17,802
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $19,078
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
- 23%
- First-year retention
- 25%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $75
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 44°F
- Annual rain
- 44.3″
- Annual snow
- 0.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Charleston City, SC US station (1.1 mi from campus).
What Top of the Line Barber College 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.