Glen Dow
Academy of Hair Design
For-profit College in Spokane, WA.
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. Retention is strong at 87%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The student-faculty ratio is 17:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Average net price is $11,359 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $9,949 at $0–30k against $16,593 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 75% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,202 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing reaches 38% of 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 | $9,949 |
| $30–48k | $6,983 |
| $48–75k | $8,866 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $16,593 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Spokane County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026