Charleston School
of Beauty Culture
For-profit College in Charleston, WV. Six-year graduation rate 70%. Median 10-year earnings $17,827.
Students who entered Charleston School of Beauty Culture reach a median of $17,827 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate of 70% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $6,128, 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 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
70% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 95 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 95 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,657 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $11,039 at $0–30k, $15,831 at $110k+. About 64% get grants averaging $9,431, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 46% 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 · 44 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 | $11,039 |
| $30–48k | $9,314 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $16,678 |
| $110k+ | $15,831 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 44 of these 95 students, totalling $246,902 — an average of $5,611 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Kanawha 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: Show Cause (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)