Hair Professionals Career College

Sycamore, IL · Private for-profit · 65 students · Visit Website

Hair Professionals Career College in Sycamore, IL, offers hands-on training in cosmetology and esthetics programs, with additional courses for instructor training in both fields. The school emphasizes practical experience in a salon-like environment, using professional products from brands like Dermalogica and MUD Cosmetics. They offer flexible scheduling options to accommodate working adults and maintain connections with local and national salons and spas to help students network.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$17,015/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

42/100

All Programs at Hair Professionals Career College

1 trade program at Hair Professionals Career College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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42 $17,015/yr $8,203 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Hair Professionals Career College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.