Private For-Profit · Louisville, Kentucky

American College of Barbering

American College of Barbering is a private for-profit institution in Louisville, Kentucky. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.

58.1%
150%-time completion
$22,210
Avg net price / yr
City: Large
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this American College of Barbering profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

D
College Value Score
43/100
American College of Barbering

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$22,210
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
58.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$14,143
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
American College of Barbering vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

Not reported

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$22,210

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

58.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 58.1%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - American College of Barbering vs peers

American College of Barbering positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 7 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. American College of Barbering positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $20K $65K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $12K $27K Avg Net Price ($) Ross College-Hopkinsville: $30K earn · $20K net · 53% grad Ross College-Hopki… Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger: $30K earn · $19K net · 68% grad Ross Medical Educa… Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth: $24K earn · $14K net · 65% grad Empire Beauty Scho… Interactive College of Technology-Newport: $27K earn · $17K net · 36% grad Interactive Colleg… Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green: $30K earn · $20K net · 72% grad Ross Medical Educa… Sullivan University: $38K earn · $26K net · 56% grad Sullivan University Bellarmine University: $62K earn · $21K net · 66% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

Quick Facts

84
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
58.1%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How American College of Barbering ranks in Kentucky

State rank among 70 reporting Kentucky colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric American College of Barbering State rank Percentile
Average net price $22,210 #65 of 79 18th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 58.1% #25 of 75 67th
Undergraduate enrollment 84 #67 of 81 17th

Highest former-student earnings in Kentucky

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Centre College$66,240$20,781
2Bellarmine University$62,069$21,499
3Galen College of Nursing-Louisville$61,480$18,540
4Galen College of Nursing-ARH$61,480$21,164
5Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville$61,480$28,475
6Thomas More University$59,384$21,835
7University of Kentucky$59,025$18,851
8Transylvania University$54,705$21,913
9University of Louisville$53,899$17,988
10Georgetown College$52,074$14,095
11Northern Kentucky University$50,220$8,191
12Spalding University$49,438$25,491

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at American College of Barbering

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at American College of Barbering - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $22,210
42.9%
Pell Grant Rate
47.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$14,143
Median Debt
$150/mo
Monthly Payment

What students pay at American College of Barbering rose +60.9% since 2015

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $13,367 in 2015 to $21,506 in 2023, a rise of $8,139 in nominal dollars. Across the 97 colleges measured over the same 2015–2023 span, the median change was +13.8%.

Average net price, 2015–2023

9 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2015: $13,3672016: $11,5552017: $17,5242018: $20,9542019: $17,8572020: $20,1512021: $22,3782022: $19,0752023: $21,506
2015 · $13,3672023 · $21,506

Over the same years, enrollment went +650.0% (10 → 75 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2015–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

18.2%
Female
50.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

$14,137
Median Earnings (6yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 58.1%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $14,137
Median federal student debt At completion $14,143
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $150/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 42 $24,086 $12,125

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does American College of Barbering cost?
The average net price at American College of Barbering is $22,210.. Median student debt at graduation is $14,143.
What is the graduation rate at American College of Barbering?
American College of Barbering has a 58.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.

Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.