The Professional Cosmetology Academy
Laredo, Texas · Website
$14,416
net price a year, after grants
$14,416
net price a year, after grants
The Professional Cosmetology Academy is a for-profit under 2-year college in Laredo, Texas with 146 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $14,416 a year. 77% of students finish within 150% of the normal time.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,416
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
77%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
-
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
- $14,416
- Cost of attendance
- $20,848
- Students with a need-based grant
- 72%
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,301
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,453
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,125
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2020-21 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
- 146
- Part-time students
- 55%
- Women
- 86%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 77%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- 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
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,416 | $18,447 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,940 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 77% | 59% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 74% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $10,667 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $32,765 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $38,474 | $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.
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 | 60 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Laredo and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does The Professional Cosmetology Academy cost?
$14,416 a year is the average net price at The Professional Cosmetology Academy after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,848. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,301 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The Professional Cosmetology Academy?
The Professional Cosmetology Academy has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
What is the graduation rate at The Professional Cosmetology Academy?
77% of first-time, full-time students at The Professional Cosmetology Academy finish within 150% of the normal time. 77% 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 The Professional Cosmetology Academy?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (60 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.