Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock offers hands-on training in cosmetology, barbering, and esthetics. The academy emphasizes real-world experience through its student-run salon and spa, where students provide services to clients under instructor supervision. Beyond technical skills, the curriculum also includes business and branding knowledge, such as digital marketing and building a personal brand, to help graduates succeed in the industry.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock
1 trade program at Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy, 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.
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Cosmetology
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44 | $20,065/yr | $9,833 |
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 Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock 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.