PJ's College
of Cosmetology-Bowling Green
For-profit College in Bowling Green, KY. Median 10-year earnings $20,392.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $20,392, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Median debt at graduation is $7,917, 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
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 83%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 10:1 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 447 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $24,602 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $25,456 at $0–30k against $23,769 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 60% of students at an average of $5,541. Most students borrow — 55% 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 · 133 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 | $25,456 |
| $30–48k | $24,265 |
| $48–75k | $28,043 |
| $75–110k | $30,528 |
| $110k+ | $23,769 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 244 of these 447 students, totalling $1,767,668 — an average of $7,245 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Warren County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)