10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Waterbury, Connecticut
Dolce The Academy
Dolce The Academy is a private for-profit institution in Waterbury, Connecticut. 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.
- 53.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $15,318
- Avg net price / yr
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Dolce The Academy 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
57/100
Dolce The Academy
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 C
$15,318
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
53.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B
$9,833
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
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
$15,318
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
53.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 53.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Dolce The Academy 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.
Quick Facts
44
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
53.7%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Dolce The Academy ranks in Connecticut
State rank among 41 reporting Connecticut colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Dolce The Academy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $15,318 | #11 of 49 | 78th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 53.7% | #36 of 46 | 22nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 44 | #48 of 50 | 4th |
Highest former-student earnings in Connecticut
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale University | $100,533 | $23,777 |
| 2 | Trinity College | $90,779 | $34,832 |
| 3 | Fairfield University | $88,794 | $48,095 |
| 4 | Quinnipiac University | $83,759 | $40,675 |
| 5 | Sacred Heart University | $75,059 | $46,174 |
| 6 | Connecticut College | $75,001 | $36,175 |
| 7 | University of Connecticut | $73,997 | $25,097 |
| 8 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | $73,997 | $16,798 |
| 9 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | $73,997 | $16,403 |
| 10 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | $73,997 | $10,875 |
| 11 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point | $73,997 | $13,807 |
| 12 | Wesleyan University | $73,897 | $30,177 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $15,318 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $15,318 |
69.7%
Pell Grant Rate
71.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,833
Median Debt
$104/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Dolce The Academy swings rather than trends
Across 8 reported years between 2016 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $9,879 to $17,668 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +16.8%, 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
$9,879
Highest year
$17,668
Most recent (2023)
$11,539
8 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2016 · $9,8792023 · $11,539
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2016–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
75.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 53.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,833 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $104/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 14 | $25,086 | $9,833 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Dolce The Academy cost? ▼
The average net price at Dolce The Academy is $15,318.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,833.
What is the graduation rate at Dolce The Academy? ▼
Dolce The Academy has a 53.7% 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.
- 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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