Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Grand Forks

Grand Forks, ND · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$376,718 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
−161%Modeled 10-year ROI
$30,791Observed 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
−$376,718at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$234,6280
2
4
6
8
−$376,71810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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$13,657
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,659
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,657Average net price / year
$18,659Cost of attendance
$30,791Median earnings · year 5 after completion
83.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
61Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

23thEarnings percentile
85thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$27,492Year 1
$33,735Year 4
$30,791Year 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$34,6922Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,802

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in ND

Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Fargo, ND

Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo

Annual net price
$12,773
Observed earnings · year 5
$30,791
Modeled 10-year ROI
-161%
Open college profile →
Bismarck, ND

The Hair Academy

Annual net price
$14,950
Observed earnings · year 5
$30,607
Modeled 10-year ROI
-160%
Open college profile →
Fargo, ND

The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo

Annual net price
$18,814
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,384
Modeled 10-year ROI
-146%
Open college profile →
Fargo, ND

Lynnes Welding Training

Annual net price
$22,960
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,568
Modeled 10-year ROI
-98%
Open college profile →
ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,692$12,000
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,802$7,917

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.