Career Academy
of Hair Design
For-profit College in Springdale, AR. Median 10-year earnings $21,567.
Students who entered Career Academy of Hair Design reach a median of $21,567 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $6,365.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. Just 59% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. 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. The undergraduate body is just 379, 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 379 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $13,114 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $13,510 at $0–30k, $16,774 at $110k+. 75% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,063 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 60% take federal loans.
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 · 68 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 | $13,510 |
| $30–48k | $9,370 |
| $48–75k | $15,210 |
| $75–110k | $16,366 |
| $110k+ | $16,774 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 229 of these 379 students, totalling $1,414,494 — an average of $6,177 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Washington 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)