The Salon
Professional Academy-Onalaska
For-profit College in Onalaska, WI. Six-year graduation rate 93%. Median 10-year earnings $30,744.
Students who entered The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska reach a median of $30,744 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 93% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $8,374.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 93% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 93% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 94% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit two-year institution, 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. The undergraduate body is just 117, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 117 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,178 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 — $14,759 at $0–30k against $21,829 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 42% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing reaches 49% 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 · 43 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 | $14,759 |
| $30–48k | $14,484 |
| $48–75k | $19,647 |
| $75–110k | $21,508 |
| $110k+ | $21,829 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 57 of these 117 students, totalling $463,662 — an average of $8,134 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (La Crosse 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)