American Academy
of Cosmetology
For-profit College in Orange Park, FL. Median 10-year earnings $23,985.
Students who entered American Academy of Cosmetology reach a median of $23,985 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Median debt at graduation is $7,638, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
The federal six-year graduation rate is not published here — typically because the entering cohort this measure follows is too small or too atypical to report. Treat completion as unknown rather than assuming either direction. First-year retention is 65% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. The undergraduate body is just 153, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 153 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $19,121 annually once grants are applied. The income table below is the number that matters — $18,565 at $0–30k versus $26,612 at $110k+. 63% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,116 — common but not automatic. 63% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 40 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $18,565 |
| $30–48k | $17,538 |
| $48–75k | $23,483 |
| $75–110k | $20,866 |
| $110k+ | $26,612 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 96 of these 153 students, totalling $506,407 — an average of $5,275 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Clay County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)