Private For-Profit · Houston, Texas

Houston Training Schools-Gessner

Houston Training Schools-Gessner is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. 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.

86.0%
150%-time completion
$6,368
Avg net price / yr
$18,991
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Houston Training Schools-Gessner posts modest former-student earnings.

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

3rd pct.
former-student earnings, US
86.0%
150%-time completion
+2%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Houston Training Schools-Gessner 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
59/100
Houston Training Schools-Gessner

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
$18,991
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$6,368
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
86.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
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
Houston Training Schools-Gessner 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

$18,991

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$6,368

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

86.0%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 86.0%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Houston Training Schools-Gessner vs peers

Houston Training Schools-Gessner 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. Houston Training Schools-Gessner positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $16K $41K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $571 $30K Avg Net Price ($) Houston Training Schools-Gessner (you are here): $19K earn · $6K net · 86% grad You are here - Houston Training S… Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus: $30K earn · $29K net · 87% grad Avenue Five Instit… Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake: $27K earn · $20K net · 83% grad Paul Mitchell the … The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville: $29K earn · $21K net · 73% grad The Salon Professi… Interactive College of Technology: $27K earn · $17K net · 27% grad Interactive Colleg… American InterContinental University-Houston: $36K earn · $20K net · 18% grad American InterCont… Career Schools of Texas: $21K earn · $29K net · 31% grad College of Biblical Studies-Houston: $39K earn · $1K net 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 Houston Training Schools-Gessner 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.

Houston Training Schools-Gessner: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$18,991 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Above this entry. $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 Houston Training Schools-Gessner National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $18,991 #4973 of 5103 3rd
Average net price $6,368 #544 of 5020 89th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 86.0% #400 of 4858 92nd
Undergraduate enrollment 138 #4037 of 5462 26th

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

Quick Facts

138
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
86.0%
150%-time completion
$18,991
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Houston Training Schools-Gessner ranks in Texas

State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Houston Training Schools-Gessner State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $18,991 #316 of 324 2nd
Average net price $6,368 #44 of 340 87th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 86.0% #24 of 324 93rd
Undergraduate enrollment 138 #253 of 366 31st

Highest former-student earnings in Texas

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Houston Training Schools-Gessner

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 Houston Training Schools-Gessner - 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 $6,368
97.7%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

What students pay at Houston Training Schools-Gessner rose +45.9% since 2014

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $5,039 in 2014 to $7,354 in 2023, a rise of $2,315 in nominal dollars. Across the 109 colleges measured over the same 2014–2023 span, the median change was +28.9%.

Average net price, 2014–2023

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

2014: $5,0392015: $4,4522016: $4,4712017: $4,4972018: $4,9822019: $4,6192020: $8,6442021: $6,4852022: $6,5802023: $7,354
2014 · $5,0392023 · $7,354

Over the same years, enrollment went +72.2% (90 → 155 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2014–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

96.4%
Female
64.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

$18,606
Median Earnings (6yr)
24.2%
Earning Over $25K

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 86.0%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $18,606
Median earnings 10 years after entry $18,991
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 24.2%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 55 $17,785 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Houston Training Schools-Gessner?
Houston Training Schools-Gessner is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 138 students.
How much do Houston Training Schools-Gessner former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Houston Training Schools-Gessner who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $18,991 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $18,606.
How much does Houston Training Schools-Gessner cost?
The average net price at Houston Training Schools-Gessner is $6,368..
What is the graduation rate at Houston Training Schools-Gessner?
Houston Training Schools-Gessner has a 86.0% 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.

Where to go next from Houston Training Schools-Gessner

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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.