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Is American Beauty College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for American Beauty, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
American Beauty sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $22,481 helps, but median debt of $5,430 plus yearly net price of $25,781 creates a tighter path. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$25,781
Median earnings 10 years out
$22,481
Median debt at graduation
$5,430
Graduation rate
75%
At American Beauty, a typical graduate carries about $5,430 in student debt and earns roughly $22,481 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $62 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
American Beauty is a two year school in West Covina, CA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about American Beauty
The median net price at American Beauty is $25,781 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →