Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy
For-profit College in Fairfield, OH. Six-year graduation rate 96%. Median 10-year earnings $22,137.
Ten-year median earnings of $22,137 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 96% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $6,312.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 96% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
96% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 87% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 68% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 20:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 117 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,038 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $48–75k bands is narrow ($13,598 versus $17,860), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 62% get grants averaging $4,053, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 62% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 55 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 | $13,598 |
| $30–48k | $13,134 |
| $48–75k | $17,860 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 73 of these 117 students, totalling $292,000 — an average of $4,000 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Butler 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 More Severe Status: Monitoring (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications), Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School has an accreditation issue; School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)