Private for-profit · Community college
Westchester School of Beauty Culture
Mount Vernon, New York · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,932
- Avg net price
- 77%
- Grad / completion
- $32,170
- Median earnings
Westchester School of Beauty Culture is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Mount Vernon, New York (large suburb setting), enrolling 59 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Mount Vernon, New York
Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. The Mount Vernon area was first settled in 1664 by families from Connecticut as part of the Town of Eastchester. Mount Vernon became a village in 1853, and a city in 1892. Memorial Field in Mount Vernon was used to film the classic "Mean Joe Greene" Coca-Cola commercial in May 1979. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 16 miles to New York, NY
- To the ocean
- 3 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub
How Westchester School of Beauty Culture compares
Higher than 72% · #75 of 185 in New York
Higher than 70%
Higher than 39% · #113 of 148 in New York
Cheaper than 58% · #59 cheapest of 175 in New York
Lower than 29%
Larger than 16%
Percentiles compare Westchester School of Beauty Culture 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 New York.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White12%
- Black31%
- Hispanic46%
- Asian1.7%
- Other or multiracial10%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 59
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
- First-generation students
- 61%
- Students over 25
- 58%
- Median family income
- $14,243
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
- $12,932
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
- 77%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,298
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,170
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 42%
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
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 49.9″
- Annual snow
- 32.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bronx, NY US station (5.3 mi from campus).
What Westchester School of Beauty Culture 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.