Private for-profit · Community college
Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology
San Marcos, Texas · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $16,754
- Avg net price
- 73%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in San Marcos, Texas (small city setting), enrolling 112 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos is a city in and the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States. Archeologists have found evidence at the San Marcos River associated with the Clovis culture, which suggests that the river has been the site of human habitation for more than 10,000 years. The San Marcos Springs are the third-largest collection of springs in Texas. In December 2013, it was named number 9 on the Business Insider list of the "10 Most Exciting Small Cities in America." (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 29 miles to Austin, TX
- To the ocean
- 110 miles
- Nearest airport
- 27 miles to Austin Bergstrom (AUS) · major hub
How Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology compares
Higher than 66% · #83 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 66%
Cheaper than 44% · #114 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 75%
Lower than 89%
Larger than 31%
Percentiles compare Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology 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 race / ethnicity
- White32%
- Black8.0%
- Hispanic52%
- Other or multiracial8.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 112
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 61%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 31%
- Median family income
- $17,805
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
- $16,754
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
- 73%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,546
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,917
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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
- 97°F
- Winter low
- 39°F
- Annual rain
- 36.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Marcos, TX US station (1.8 mi from campus).
What Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology 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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