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Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at VH Barber & Styling Academy

Bossier City, LA · Private for-profit · Federal field 1204

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Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
2 detailed offering prices
OUTCOME SIGNALS

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Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$19,545Not available
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
23Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
9Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$35,077

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

02 · BORROWING$16,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$175/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

REPORTED PROGRAM PRICES

2 detailed prices within this field

These named six-digit offerings sit inside the broader four-digit federal field shown on this page. Prices include tuition, required fees, books and supplies reported for academic year 2024-25.

Program code 12.0402

Barbering/Barber

Full program
$19,620
Per year
$11,772
Program code 12.0413

Cosmetology Barber/Styling and Nail Instructor

Full program
$6,316
Per year
$6,316
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AVERAGE NET PRICE$35,077Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$42,010Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE100.0%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

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$19,545Year 1
Not availableYear 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 earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$175
23borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $26,307

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

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 May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$26,030 median wageLA estimate · 2,720 jobs · 39-5012+7.7% projected U.S. growth · 73.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardBarbers$44,430 median wageLA estimate · 40 jobs · 39-5011+3.3% projected U.S. growth · 6.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSkincare Specialists$36,890 median wageLA estimate · 600 jobs · 39-5094+8.8% projected U.S. growth · 14.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardMakeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$129,580 median wageLA estimate · 2,340 jobs · 39-5091+6.1% projected U.S. growth · 0.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardManicurists and Pedicurists$28,170 median wageLA estimate · 2,210 jobs · 39-5092+9.2% projected U.S. growth · 21.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardPersonal Service Managers, All Other$69,770 median wageU.S. estimate · 10,450 jobs · 11-9179+6.2% projected U.S. growth · 2k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$38,670 median wageLA estimate · 1,330 jobs · 39-1022+6.3% projected U.S. growth · 12k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentShampooers$29,160 median wageLA estimate · 8,070 jobs · 39-5093+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 2.2k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Covington, LA

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington

$6,667 less debt · $9,335 lower annual net price

Earnings
$30,570
Debt
$9,833
Annual net price
$25,742
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Shreveport, LA

Belbo Beauty Institute

$4,000 less debt · $11,176 lower annual net price

Earnings
$27,376
Debt
$12,500
Annual net price
$23,901
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New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College

$1,500 less debt · $25,330 lower annual net price

Earnings
$26,805
Debt
$15,000
Annual net price
$9,747
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New Iberia, LA

J's Barber College

$875 less debt · $17,940 lower annual net price

Earnings
$26,768
Debt
$15,625
Annual net price
$17,137
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