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American Hair Academy

⌖ Mt. Pleasant, IA · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$437,684 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even

−193%Modeled 10-year ROI

$23,854Observed earnings · year 5

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$437,684at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$226,2240

−$437,68410

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Average net price$11,556

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$14,843

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,556Average net price / year

$14,843Cost of attendance

$23,854Median earnings · year 5 after completion

43.8%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

25Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

12thEarnings percentile

29thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$10,675Year 1

$21,846Year 4

$23,854Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$20,681

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$20,681	$14,205

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.