10-yr median earnings
$23,906
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Rochester, New York
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester is a private for-profit institution in Rochester, New York. 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.
- 63.1%
- 150%-time completion
- $14,993
- Avg net price / yr
- $23,906
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 8th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 63.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +8%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester 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
46/100
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester
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
$23,906
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$14,993
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
63.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
41.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$14,993
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
63.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 63.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester vs peers
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 Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester 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.
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$23,906 8th percentile higher than 8% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $23,906 | #4672 of 5103 | 8th |
| Average net price | $14,993 | #2098 of 5020 | 58th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 63.1% | #1968 of 4858 | 59th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 194 | #3673 of 5462 | 33rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
194
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
63.1%
150%-time completion
$23,906
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $23,906 | #286 of 299 | 4th |
| Average net price | $14,993 | #133 of 328 | 59th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 63.1% | #164 of 322 | 49th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 194 | #234 of 367 | 36th |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 285 | Continental School of Beauty Culture-RochesterThis school | $23,906 | $14,993 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$13,750 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,783 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$13,450 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$18,380 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $14,993 |
66.9%
Pell Grant Rate
61.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,521 to $22,748 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +7.8%, 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
$14,521
Highest year
$22,748
Most recent (2023)
$15,659
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,5212023 · $15,659
Over the same years, enrollment went -35.8% (332 → 213 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
94.7%
Female
43.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$22,157
Median Earnings (6yr)
29.8%
Earning Over $25K
41.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 63.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $22,157 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $23,906 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 29.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 41.4% |
| 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 | 240 | $28,460 | $6,333 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester? ▼
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester is a private for-profit institution in Rochester, New York. Undergraduate enrollment is 194 students.
How much do Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $23,906 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $22,157.
How much does Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester cost? ▼
The average net price at Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester is $14,993.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester? ▼
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester has a 63.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $23,906 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 41.4% 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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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