Private for-profit · Community college

Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette

Lafayette, Indiana · Small city

#1 graduation rate in Indiana

0%
Transfer rate: $24,914
Avg net price: 100%
Grad / completion: $26,446
Median earnings

Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Lafayette, Indiana (small city setting), enrolling 126 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 126 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. In 1717, the French government established Fort Ouiatenon across the Wabash River and three miles (4.8 km) south of present-day Lafayette. The fort became the center of trade for fur trappers, merchants and Indians. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 59 miles to Indianapolis, IN
To Great Lakes shore: 86 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Purdue University (LAF)

How Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette compares

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 46 in Indiana

First-year retention86%

Higher than 75%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,446

Higher than 22% · #27 of 42 in Indiana

Average net price$24,914

Cheaper than 18% · #42 cheapest of 51 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$7,307

Lower than 81%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment126

Larger than 33%

Percentiles compare Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette 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 Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women11894%
Men86%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White52%
Black20%
Hispanic21%
Asian0.8%
Other or multiracial6.4%

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: 18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 63%
First-generation students: 45%
Students over 25: 39%
Median family income: $17,538

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: $24,914

Outcomes

Graduated: 100%
First-year retention: 86%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $24,769
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $26,446
Median debt at graduation: $7,307
Students with federal loans: 70%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 38%

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

$21,891

$30–48k

$27,559

$48–75k

$27,509

$75–110k

$27,659

$110k+

$24,159

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.

26%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,171

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 26% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,171. 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 35 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): $26,446
Typical debt at graduation: $7,307
Debt vs. one year's pay: 28%
Out-earn a HS grad: 34%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 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: 84°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 37″
Annual snow: 18.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lafayette Purdue Univ AP, IN US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

89 grads$19k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$12k debt

89$18,846$24,660$11,944

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.