$21,567
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith is a for-profit under 2-year college in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Former students earn a median $21,567 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $6,365 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$6,365
About $67 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$21,567
Rank 4,840 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Highest degree
- none
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,840 of 5,094 US colleges and 57 of 72 in Arkansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $14,044 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $7,334 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 74% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 50% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 66% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,365 | $12,000 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $18,556 | $30,343 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $21,567 | $34,688 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 37% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 29% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Fort Smith and Arkansas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Arkansas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Arkansas
Questions and answers
How much do Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith graduates earn?
$21,567 a year is the median pay of former Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith students who work, 10 years after they started ($18,556 after 6 years). That ranks 4,840 of 5,094 US colleges and 57 of 72 in Arkansas.
How much student debt do Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith graduates have?
$6,365 is the median federal student loan debt of Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith graduates, about $67 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.