Private for-profit · Community college
Washington Barber College Inc
Little Rock, Arkansas · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $15,563
- Avg net price
- 89%
- Grad / completion
- $8,579
- Median earnings
Washington Barber College Inc is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Little Rock, Arkansas (midsize city setting), enrolling 43 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Little Rock was named for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark, which marked the transition from the flat Mississippi Delta region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills. The Arkansas Arboretum at the park features flora and tree plantings correspond to Arkansas's six geographical regions. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 5 miles to Little Rock, AR
- To the ocean
- 322 miles
- Nearest airport
- 7 miles to Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)
How Washington Barber College Inc compares
Higher than 89% · #5 of 47 in Arkansas
Higher than 64%
Higher than 1% · #43 of 43 in Arkansas
Cheaper than 49% · #37 cheapest of 49 in Arkansas
Lower than 17%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 11%
Percentiles compare Washington Barber College Inc 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 Arkansas.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1126%
- Men3274%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White7.0%
- Black93%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 43
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 100%
- First-generation students
- 55%
- Students over 25
- 53%
- Median family income
- $2,597
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
- $15,563
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
- 89%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $16,718
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $8,579
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,000
- Students with federal loans
- 100%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 45%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $40
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?
Washington Barber College Inc funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $8,579
- Typical debt at graduation
- $14,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 163%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 16.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 31°F
- Annual rain
- 50.4″
- Annual snow
- 3.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Rock AP Adams Fld, AR US station (6 mi from campus).
What Washington Barber College Inc 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.