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Private for-profit · Less-than-2-year

Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca

West Seneca, New York

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-242,505 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 1 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-1,493%
10-year ROI
$22,374
Median earnings as of 2024
33% of Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$13,937
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$22,374
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$22,092
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$6,333
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
33%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
33%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-242,505
After 10 years
$-468,765
After 20 years
$-695,025
After 30 years
$-921,285
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$20,800
Independent students
$25,629

19% gap between the two groups

59%
First-generation students
63%
Take federal student loans
94%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 62%Hispanic 4%Black 24%Other 10%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$12,779
$30k–$48k
$48k–$75k$16,279
$75k–$110k$15,857
$110k+

How Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca compares

This college against the New York and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate$22,374$6,333-1,493%Poor return

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ROI at Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca

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10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
78
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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