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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia

West Columbia, SC 29169Suburb: LargeUNITID 218195

Private for-profit <2-yearSpecialty: Culinary & Personal Services 100%
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Undergraduates
127
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$17.3k
Graduation rate
54%
Retention rate
100%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$25.1k
Median debt
$5.9k
Student : faculty
20:1
Value score*
19th pct.
Programs offered
1
Highest degree
Certificate degree
Sector
Private for-profit <2-year
Region
South · South Atlantic
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Not classified
Size & setting
Not reported
Predominant degree
Predominantly certificate-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.