West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - Very BadSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Fair

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West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty is a private for-profit school with 85 students enrolled. This school is one of the 6 schools and colleges located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Academic Offerings

At West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty you can obtain your 1-year certificate or 2-year certificate.

Majors
Offered
3
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty follows a continuous curriculum calendar system and provides 3 majors. The most popular concentrations are Barbering and Hairstyling and Cosmetology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you wish to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty is relatively low at 67% (below Michigan average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
67%
Bad
The graduation rate at West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty is good: 77%.

Student to faculty ratio at West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty is reasonably decent - 20:1.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
No
The undergraduate application fee at West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty is $100.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (269) 381-4424.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
This school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At present there is no on-campus housing at West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty.

Based on the college crime numbers, West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty Location and Address

Postal Address:
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty
3200 South Westnedge Ave
Kalamazoo, Michigan
49008, USA
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