Apex Academy
Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology
For-profit College in Ontario, OH.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. First-year retention is 75% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The 5:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a for-profit short-program school. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 58 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,298 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $12,991 at $0–30k against $17,085 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Only 45% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Federal borrowing reaches 38% of students.
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 · 24 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 | $12,991 |
| $30–48k | $13,450 |
| $48–75k | $12,301 |
| $75–110k | $18,548 |
| $110k+ | $17,085 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 22 of these 58 students, totalling $112,826 — an average of $5,128 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Richland 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)