Private For-Profit · Lakeland, Florida

Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland

Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland is a private for-profit institution in Lakeland, Florida. 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.

75.4%
150%-time completion
$11,298
Avg net price / yr
$20,948
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

4th pct.
former-student earnings, US
75.4%
150%-time completion
+3%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland 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

C-
College Value Score
52/100
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland

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 F
$20,948
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,298
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
75.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
19.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland 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

$20,948

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$11,298

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

75.4%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 75.4%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland vs peers

Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland 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 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $17K $58K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $10K $34K Avg Net Price ($) Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland (you are here): $21K earn · $11K net · 75% grad You are here - Artistic Nails and… International Academy: $20K earn · $21K net · 54% grad International Acad… Summit Salon Academy: $27K earn · $31K net · 87% grad Summit Salon Academy Daytona College: $26K earn · $29K net · 79% grad Daytona College Paul Mitchell the School-Orlando: $27K earn · $27K net · 60% grad Paul Mitchell the … ATA Career Education: $35K earn · $28K net · 64% grad ATA Career Education Florida Southern College: $55K earn · $29K net · 70% grad Southeastern University: $47K earn · $32K net · 43% 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.

How Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$20,948 4th percentile higher than 4% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Metric Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $20,948 #4896 of 5103 4th
Average net price $11,298 #1367 of 5020 73rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 75.4% #996 of 4858 79th
Undergraduate enrollment 185 #3719 of 5462 32nd

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

185
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
75.4%
150%-time completion
$20,948
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland ranks in Florida

State rank among 293 reporting Florida colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $20,948 #276 of 293 6th
Average net price $11,298 #75 of 269 72nd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 75.4% #76 of 260 71st
Undergraduate enrollment 185 #195 of 297 34th

Highest former-student earnings in Florida

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Miami Ad School$106,192$64,951
2West Coast University-Miami$102,672$32,539
3Chamberlain University-Florida$92,405$31,269
4Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide$84,131$18,725
5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach$84,131$41,272
6Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Florida$79,652-
7University of Miami$75,328$37,244
8AdventHealth University$72,282$30,135
9HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing$72,275$9,109
10University of Florida$71,588$6,541
11University of Florida-Online$71,588$4,815
12Jacksonville University$68,010$25,180
276Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-LakelandThis school$20,948$11,298

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $11,298

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $10,711
$30,001 – $48,000 $11,554
59.1%
Pell Grant Rate
57.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $8,924 to $16,396 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +39.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$8,924
Highest year
$16,396
Most recent (2023)
$16,056
Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $11,4832014: $11,4752015: $11,8342016: $12,9562017: $11,6642018: $16,3962019: $8,9242020: $13,3822021: $13,9242022: $14,7082023: $16,056
2013 · $11,4832023 · $16,056

Over the same years, enrollment went -12.7% (220 → 192 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

70.1%
Female
60.4%
First Generation

Outcomes

$20,334
Median Earnings (6yr)
28.4%
Earning Over $25K
19.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 75.4%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $20,334
Median earnings 10 years after entry $20,948
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 28.4%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 19.8%
Median federal student debt At completion $6,333
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $67/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 125 $22,422 $6,333
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate 13 - $6,333

Scorecard-derived matches among reporting colleges — not school marketing or paid placement lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland?
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland is a private for-profit institution in Lakeland, Florida. Undergraduate enrollment is 185 students.
How much do Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $20,948 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $20,334.
How much does Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland cost?
The average net price at Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland is $11,298.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland?
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland has a 75.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $20,948 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 19.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $67.

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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