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Brighton Institute of Cosmetology vs Unitek College

Brighton, MI · Hayward, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair MI:CA

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Unitek College posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Unitek College: enrollment grew +270.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +27 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.
  • Brighton Institute of Cosmetology: enrollment ranged 36–56 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Brighton Institute of Cosmetology vs Unitek College

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Unitek College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($69,466 vs $31,229 at Brighton Institute of Cosmetology)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Brighton Institute of Cosmetology leads on 150%-time completion (96.5% vs 67.8% at Unitek College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Unitek College leads on avg net price ($19,130 vs $20,810 at Brighton Institute of Cosmetology)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Brighton Institute of Cosmetology and Unitek College?▼
Unitek College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $69,466 versus $31,229 at Brighton Institute of Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Brighton Institute of Cosmetology and Unitek College?▼
Brighton Institute of Cosmetology leads on 150%-time completion at 96.5% versus 67.8% at Unitek College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Brighton Institute of Cosmetology and Unitek College?▼
Unitek College leads on avg net price at $19,130 versus $20,810 at Brighton Institute of Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025