After Cheeks Beauty Academy: graduation, pay and debt
Cheyenne, Wyoming · For-profit · 38 undergrads
The typical student earns $25,459 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$25.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,000
median federal debt at graduation.
36%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
71%
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
2.9%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$22,467
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$24,017
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$25,459
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
31%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$7,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,333
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,022
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,333
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
34%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers