Total Transformation
Institute of Cosmetology
For-profit College in San Marcos, TX.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. Retention is strong at 81%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The part-time picture is harder: 55% return, against 81% full-time. A 8:1 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 160 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $16,754 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $14,914 at $0–30k, $20,964 at $75–110k. About 61% get grants averaging $4,669, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 69% 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 · 20 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 | $14,914 |
| $30–48k | $18,064 |
| $48–75k | $21,827 |
| $75–110k | $20,964 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 111 of these 160 students, totalling $630,453 — an average of $5,680 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hays 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)