Georgia Institute of Cosmetology
Athens, Georgia · Also known as GIC · Website
$21,432
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$21,432
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology is a for-profit under 2-year college in Athens, Georgia with 200 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $14,397 a year. 54% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $21,432 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,273 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,397
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
54%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$11,273
About $120 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$21,432
Rank 4,851 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $14,397
- Cost of attendance
- $19,039
- Students with a need-based grant
- 78%
- Students with federal loans
- 88%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,232
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,770
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,790
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 200
- Part-time students
- 73%
- Women
- 96%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
- Other
- Open admission
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 4,851 of 5,094 US colleges and 140 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,397 | $16,487 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,578 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 74% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 42% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 66% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,273 | $16,542 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $19,940 | $33,044 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $21,432 | $38,579 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 27% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 29% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 122 | $10,686 | $16,832 | $24,441 | $26,307 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Athens and Georgia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Georgia
- Homes: Homes for sale in Georgia
Questions and answers
How much does Georgia Institute of Cosmetology cost?
$14,397 a year is the average net price at Georgia Institute of Cosmetology after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,039. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,232 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Georgia Institute of Cosmetology?
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Georgia Institute of Cosmetology graduates earn?
$21,432 a year is the median pay of former Georgia Institute of Cosmetology students who work, 10 years after they started ($19,940 after 6 years). That ranks 4,851 of 5,094 US colleges and 140 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Certificate) at $16,832.
How much student debt do Georgia Institute of Cosmetology graduates have?
$11,273 is the median federal student loan debt of Georgia Institute of Cosmetology graduates, about $120 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 88% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Georgia Institute of Cosmetology?
54% of first-time, full-time students at Georgia Institute of Cosmetology finish within 150% of the normal time. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Georgia Institute of Cosmetology?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (122 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 programs.
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.