Elite Cosmetology School
For-profit College in PALM DESERT, CA. Median 10-year earnings $17,966.
Ten-year median earnings of $17,966 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Median debt at graduation is $8,164, 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.
- ✓ 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. Retention is strong at 100%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention drops to 67% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 8:1 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 208 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,655 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $18,998 at $0–30k against $22,295 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 66% of students at an average of $4,650. 66% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 28 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 | $18,998 |
| $30–48k | $19,276 |
| $48–75k | $23,176 |
| $75–110k | $22,295 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 138 of these 208 students, totalling $772,609 — an average of $5,599 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Riverside County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)