Private for-profit · Community college
Tri-State Cosmetology Institute
El Paso, Texas · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $15,190
- Avg net price
- 88%
- Grad / completion
- $18,157
- Median earnings
Tri-State Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in El Paso, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 126 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About El Paso, Texas
El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The El Paso region has had human settlement for thousands of years, as evidenced by Folsom points from hunter-gatherers found at Hueco Tanks. This suggests 10,000 to 12,000 years of human habitation. The earliest known cultures in the region were maize farmers. The culture of El Paso, Texas is influenced heavily by the mixing of American and Mexican cultures, due to the city's position on the U.S. Mexico border, its large Chicano population, and its history as part of Hispanic America and Mexico. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 9 miles to El Paso, TX
- To the ocean
- 367 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to El Paso (ELP) · major hub
How Tri-State Cosmetology Institute compares
Higher than 88% · #24 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 78%
Higher than 3% · #201 of 206 in Texas
Cheaper than 50% · #104 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 95%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 33%
Percentiles compare Tri-State Cosmetology Institute 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 gender
- Women11894%
- Men86%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White14%
- Black4.0%
- Hispanic76%
- Asian1.6%
- Other or multiracial4.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 126
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 67%
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Students over 25
- 41%
- Median family income
- $15,414
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
- $15,190
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
- 88%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $17,832
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $18,157
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,735
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 44%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 53% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $70. 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 57 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)
- $18,157
- Typical debt at graduation
- $5,735
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 32%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 14%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 97°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 8.8″
- Annual snow
- 2.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, EL Paso Intl AP, TX US station (4.8 mi from campus).
What Tri-State Cosmetology Institute 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.