Opelousas School
of Cosmetology
For-profit College in Opelousas, LA. Median 10-year earnings $26,459.
- ✓ 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. Retention is strong at 86%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 5:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. 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 46 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $12,798 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $13,081 at $0–30k versus $22,779 at $75–110k. Grant aid reaches 83% of students at an average of $5,439. Federal borrowing reaches 52% of students.
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 · 13 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 | $13,081 |
| $30–48k | $16,623 |
| $48–75k | $19,298 |
| $75–110k | $22,779 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 24 of these 46 students, totalling $160,687 — an average of $6,695 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (St. Landry Parish) — 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); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)