David Pressley
School of Cosmetology
For-profit College in Royal Oak, MI. Median 10-year earnings $22,973.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $22,973, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $6,333.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — 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 76% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. Being a for-profit short-program school is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. The undergraduate body is just 362, 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 308 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,387 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $19,631 at $0–30k, $27,120 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 61% of students at an average of $5,144. Borrowing is widespread: 58% 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 · 75 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 | $19,631 |
| $30–48k | $20,117 |
| $48–75k | $22,531 |
| $75–110k | $27,120 |
| $110k+ | $27,120 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 178 of these 308 students, totalling $1,119,401 — an average of $6,289 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Oakland 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)