Private For-Profit · New Iberia, Louisiana

J's Barber College

J's Barber College is a private for-profit institution in New Iberia, Louisiana. 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.

64.3%
150%-time completion
$17,137
Avg net price / yr
Town: Fringe
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this J's Barber College 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
56/100
J's Barber College

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-
$17,137
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C+
64.3%
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
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First-year students returning for year two
J's Barber College 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

$17,137

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

64.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 64.3%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - J's Barber College vs peers

J's Barber College 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 6 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. J's Barber College positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $19K $49K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $12K $31K Avg Net Price ($) Celebrity Barber School: $22K earn · $19K net Celebrity Barber S… Blue Cliff College-Lafayette: $22K earn · $18K net · 39% grad Blue Cliff College… Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus: $34K earn · $22K net · 59% grad Delta College of A… Remington College-Lafayette Campus: $31K earn · $30K net · 39% grad Remington College-… University of Louisiana at Lafayette: $47K earn · $14K net · 52% grad University of Loui… Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette: $24K earn · $22K net · 84% grad Aveda Arts & Scien… 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

26
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
64.3%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention

How J's Barber College ranks in Louisiana

State rank among 94 reporting Louisiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric J's Barber College State rank Percentile
Average net price $17,137 #53 of 97 45th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 64.3% #30 of 93 68th
Undergraduate enrollment 26 #101 of 104 3rd

Highest former-student earnings in Louisiana

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $17,137

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $17,137
53.5%
Pell Grant Rate
53.5%
Federal Loan Rate

What students pay at J's Barber College rose +105.9% since 2017

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $7,938 in 2017 to $16,344 in 2023, a rise of $8,406 in nominal dollars. Across the 51 colleges measured over the same 2017–2023 span, the median change was +13.5%.

Average net price, 2017–2023

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

2017: $7,9382018: $11,9002019: $17,0632020: $15,8942021: $19,0342022: $17,7642023: $16,344
2017 · $7,9382023 · $16,344

Over the same years, enrollment went -32.4% (34 → 23 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2017–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

Outcomes

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 64.3%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 14 $26,768 $13,666

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does J's Barber College cost?
The average net price at J's Barber College is $17,137..
What is the graduation rate at J's Barber College?
J's Barber College has a 64.3% 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 J's Barber College

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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.