Charleston Cosmetology Institute
For-profit College in Charleston, SC. Median 10-year earnings $25,812.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $25,812, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Graduates leave owing a median of $5,655 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — 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. First-year retention is 67% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 10:1 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. At 122 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 116 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $15,548 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $11,681 at $0–30k, $17,045 at $75–110k. 50% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,081 — common but not automatic. 47% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 63 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 | $11,681 |
| $30–48k | $15,647 |
| $48–75k | $15,940 |
| $75–110k | $17,045 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 54 of these 116 students, totalling $300,627 — an average of $5,567 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dorchester County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)