Stage One-The Hair School

Lake Charles, LA · Private for-profit · www.stageoneinc.com/ ↗

Stage One-The Hair School is a private for-profit college in Lake Charles, Louisiana, located in a small city. It enrolls 66 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest program is Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Stage One-The Hair School at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
66
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$12,236
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$20,066
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$7,700
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Stage One-The Hair School

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $12,236 a year, lower than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $20,066, lower than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $7,700 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).