Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Southwestern Community College

Sylva, NC · Public · Federal field 1204

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

—Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$14,354 → Not available

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

18Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

—Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

—Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

21Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$5,207

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$27,538

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$5,207Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$15,856Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE53.1%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$14,354Year 1

$27,538Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,295

Estimated loan paymentNot available

—borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$27,538 vs. $26,307

$1,231 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations and wages in NC.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025 estimates, published May 2026.

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$38,410 median wageNC estimate · 8,490 jobs · 39-5012Skincare Specialists$39,120 median wageNC estimate · 2,680 jobs · 39-5094Barbers$31,050 median wageNC estimate · 330 jobs · 39-5011Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$97,150 median wageU.S. estimate · 2,340 jobs · 39-5091Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,740 median wageNC estimate · 1,900 jobs · 39-5092Personal Service Managers, All Other$73,990 median wageNC estimate · 240 jobs · 11-9179First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,400 median wageNC estimate · 3,510 jobs · 39-1022Shampooers$26,030 median wageNC estimate · 90 jobs · 39-5093

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