After Elite College of Cosmetology: graduation, pay and debt

Lexington, Tennessee · For-profit · 68 undergrads

The typical student earns $21,197 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,500 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$21.2k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$5,500

median federal debt at graduation.

43%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

79%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$21,197

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$16,566

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$21,197

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$5,500

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$5,500

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$5,500

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$5,917

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

43%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

24%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

26%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from