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After Sharp's Academy of Hairstyling: graduation, pay and debt

Grand Blanc, Michigan · For-profit · 26 undergrads

The typical student earns $16,266 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$16.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
62%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$18,144
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$19,831
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$16,266

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

Debt and paying it back

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
62%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
4.3%

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

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers