Private (for-profit)

Sierra College of Beauty

Merced, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·sierrabeautycollege.net/blog3
6-yr Graduation
84%
Enrollment
220
peer median 128
Avg net price
$11,519
-$6.4k vs peer
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
84%
Full-time retention
87%

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,313
$30–48k$12,336
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$11,519
-$6,424vs peer median $17,944
Federal loans
0.0%

Academic programs at Sierra College of Beauty

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
220
12-mo unduplicated
339
Undergraduate
339
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%112
Women
67%227

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
75.5%
White
8.2%
Unknown
6.1%
Black
4.9%
Asian
3.7%
Two or more
1.6%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1

Sierra College of Beauty vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Sierra College of Beauty selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSierra College of Beauty
84%220$11,519
Acaydia School of Aesthetics
113$19,568
Advanced Barber College and Hair Design
91$20,784
Asher Institute of Hampton
144$19,593
Associated Barber College of San Diego
121$20,688
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville
121$18,142
Chris Beauty College
73$17,940
Cortiva Institute
95$26,629
Empire Beauty School-Bloomington
128$17,164
Empire Beauty School-Brooklyn
98$18,430
Empire Beauty School-Savannah
127$17,452
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley
176$17,467
Gould's Academy
148$11,205
Hollywood Institute
215$18,627
International College of Cosmetology
113$1,973
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia
127$16,640
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
118$17,947
Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge
232$23,106
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton
228$18,818
Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham
129$13,735
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman
129$14,006
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails
150$10,963
Shear Excellence Hair Academy
118$42,367
Stacey James Institute
90$16,707
Stewart School
133$16,329
Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville
52.0%83$15,818
Summit Salon Academy-Lexington
81.3%154$13,809
Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy
175$21,156
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria
125$20,508
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy
129$25,694
Peer group median84%66.6%128$17,944

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