Debutantes School
of Cosmetology and Nail Technology
For-profit College in Dekalb, IL.
- ✓ 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 of 83% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The 15:1 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 99 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,974 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $10,544 at $0–30k against $16,026 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Only 24% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. 21% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 64 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 | $10,544 |
| $30–48k | $11,702 |
| $48–75k | $13,254 |
| $75–110k | $14,145 |
| $110k+ | $16,026 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 21 of these 99 students, totalling $121,343 — an average of $5,778 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (DeKalb County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026