Skip to content
CollegeRanker
Barber Tech Academy-Columbia logo

Barber Tech Academy-Columbia

Private for-profit Columbia, SC · Urban · Southeast · 40% data
D Affordability F Diversity
Net Price
$26,281 D
53% more than the typical college
Enrollment
51
Net Price 53% vs avg

Bottom line: A F overall grade — outcomes trail most U.S. colleges.

About Barber Tech Academy-Columbia

Barber Tech Academy-Columbia is profiled below with full outcomes data from federal sources.

Interpretation generated from this school's federal outcomes, research, and mobility data.

Institutional Profile

Institution Type
Private for-profit College
Enrollment
51
Setting
Urban
Primary Strengths
Culinary & Personal Services

Why students choose Barber Tech Academy-Columbia

Strength in Culinary & Personal Services
Its most-awarded field of study

CollegeRanker Report Card

Graded on outcomes, against every U.S. college.

F
Top 87% overall
D
Affordability
$26,281/yr net
F
Diversity
0.00 index

Each grade is this school's national percentile on a real outcome — earnings, value, mobility, and more.

How we grade →

Can I Get In?

How selective Barber Tech Academy-Columbia is — and how your numbers stack up.

Tool

Will I Be Accepted?

Enter your credentials to see your chances at this school.

3.0
Test Score
1050
21

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Barber Tech Academy-Columbia? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

As a private institution in Columbia, South Carolina, Barber Tech Academy-Columbia enrolls students across a range of programs.

Retention Rate
67%
Diversity Index
0.00

Can I Afford It?

What you'll actually pay after grants and aid — not the sticker price.

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Barber Tech Academy-Columbia? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

The average net price at Barber Tech Academy-Columbia, the amount students actually pay each year after federal grants and scholarships, is about $26,281. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $26,191 after need-based grants.

Avg Net Price
$26,281
Pell Grant Rate
84%
Federal Loan Rate
77%

What Families Actually Pay

Family Income $0–$30K
$26,191
Family Income $30K–$48K
$27,178

What Happens After?

Earnings, debt, and where graduates actually land.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Barber Tech Academy-Columbia Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

How Barber Compares

Dot right of center = above national average.

NATIONAL AVGNet Price$26KRetention67%Pell Grant Rate84%

Does It Change Lives?

Mobility, social capital, and innovation — does it move people up?

Top Programs

The fields Barber Tech Academy-Columbia awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

Top Careers

Where these majors tend to lead — common career paths for Barber Tech Academy-Columbia's most popular programs, ranked by median pay with our proprietary scorecard insights.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is It Hard to Get Into Barber Tech Academy-Columbia? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

As a private institution in Columbia, South Carolina, Barber Tech Academy-Columbia enrolls students across a range of programs.

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Barber Tech Academy-Columbia? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

The average net price at Barber Tech Academy-Columbia, the amount students actually pay each year after federal grants and scholarships, is about $26,281. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $26,191 after need-based grants.

Similar Schools

Schools with similar outcomes, selectivity, and student profiles to Barber Tech Academy-Columbia.

The State of American Higher Education Outcomes for 2026 — report cover Download PDF

The 2026 Annual Report

The State of American Higher Education Outcomes

Every state graded on what graduates earn, how far they climb, and what college really costs — the hidden geography of economic mobility, in one report.

Free · 21 pages · 5,745 institutions · 100% federal data, no surveys