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After West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty: graduation, pay and debt

Kalamazoo, Michigan · For-profit · 85 undergrads

Graduates leave with $10,433 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$10.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
100%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$16,848
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$14,800
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
18%

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

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$10,433
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,500
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
1.4%

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

Where these numbers come from

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