KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
Dallas, Texas · Also known as KD Conservatory · Website
$30,187
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$30,187
median earnings, 10 years after starting
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is a for-profit 2-year college in Dallas, Texas with 70 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $24,783 a year (tuition and fees $20,521). It admits 68% of applicants and 81% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $30,187 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,783
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$20,521
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
81%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,750
About $135 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$30,187
Rank 4,069 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
- $24,783
- Tuition and fees
- $20,521
- Cost of attendance
- $29,037
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,268
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,055
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
Tuition and fees went from $16,625 in 2015-16 to $20,521 in 2024-25.
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
- 68%
- Undergraduates
- 70
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 40%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 81%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 3
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 4,069 of 5,094 US colleges and 238 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,783 | $18,447 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $20,521 | $9,940 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 84% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 81% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,750 | $10,667 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $23,483 | $32,765 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $30,187 | $38,474 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 33% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate's | Associate's | 46 | $16,000 | $22,845 | $27,311 | $31,773 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | $27,042 | $32,799 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts cost?
$24,783 a year is the average net price at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $20,521, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,037. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,268 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts?
68% of applicants are admitted to KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts graduates earn?
$30,187 a year is the median pay of former KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts students who work, 10 years after they started ($23,483 after 6 years). That ranks 4,069 of 5,094 US colleges and 238 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Associate's) at $22,845.
How much student debt do KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts graduates have?
$12,750 is the median federal student loan debt of KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts graduates, about $135 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts?
81% of first-time, full-time students at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts finish within 3 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts?
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (46 associate's graduates), Film/Video and Photographic Arts (8 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 3 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.