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Initials » AC      ACM      Carleton      CCV      HCC      ICC      KSC-Greenville      MSU      MAYO/MGS      MBC      NEMCC/NMCC      SCTCC      VCC     
City »Charleston Saint Louis Park Northfield Winooski Goodman Grand Rapids Greenville Mankato Rochester Laurel Booneville Saint Cloud North Charleston 
State »SC MN MN VT MS MN SC MN MN MS MS MN SC 
Size »153 379 2,087 10,429 9,411 1562 250   602 100 4,105 6,397 834 
F:M »94.8:5.2 77.8:22.2 52.9:47.1 67.4:32.6 64.8:35.2 48.2:51.8 95.2:4.8 0.0:0.0 52.7:47.3 98.0:2.0 59.9:40.1 53.4:46.6 86.8:13.2 
ACT »  ~31.8  ~23.3   ~26   ~22.4 ~17  
SAT »  ~1533.8 ~1110          
Room »$  $  $11,982 $  $2,870 $5,026 $  $  $  $  $3,528 $  $  
Instate »$  $14,657 $46,167 $5,668 $2,288 $5,307 $  $  $  $  $2,301 $5,301 $12,573 
Outstate »$  $14,657 $46,167 $11,236 $5,156 $6,489 $  $  $  $  $4,551 $5,301 $12,573 
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Education »  A- B- B+    B- D+  
Innovation »  A- B+ B+  C-    
Competitive »  A- C+ C+  C+   C-  
Academic Success »  A- A-  C-   B- C-  
Usefulwork »  A- B-    B- C-  
Social Life »  D+ C+  C+   B- C-  
Extra Curricular »  A- D+ C+ B-  C+    
Safety »  B+ A-    A-  
Grounds »  A- B- C+  B-   B+  
Maintenance »  A- A- A-  B+   B-  
Friendliness »  A- A- B-    C+  
Faculty Accessibility »   C+   C+  
Surrounding City »  B- C+ D-  D+    
Funding Use »  A- B+ B+  C+   B- C+  
Alumni »0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 23/29 yrs 1/19 yrs 2/26 yrs 1/10 yrs 0/0 yrs 4/27 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 1/42 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 
Starting Salary »$  $  $40,556 $  $20,000 $50,000 $  $50,000 $  $  $  $  $  
Current Salary »$  $  $213,077 $  $50,000 $50,000 $  $106,250 $  $  $75,000 $  $  
10yr Salary »$99,236 $31,538 $50,000 $70,680 $17,857 
GoingWell »0% 0% 100% 100% 50% 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 
JobSatis »0% 0% 95.7% 100% 50% 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 
American Indian »  1%   1%   3%     1%     1%   
Asian »  10% 8% 2% 1%       8%     1%   
Black »63% 28% 3% 2% 48% 4% 23%   3% 6% 19% 7% 76% 
Hispanic »  3% 7% 2% 1% 2% 1%   5% 3% 1% 3% 2% 
International »    8%     2%     29%         
White »32% 50% 67% 86% 47% 85% 75%   42% 91% 77% 83% 19% 
Unknown »5%   2% 4% 2% 1%     7%   1% 1% 1% 
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Key:
AC =
Academy of Cosmetology
ACM = Anthem College Minnesota
Carleton = Carleton College
CCV = Community College of Vermont
HCC = Holmes Community College
ICC = Itasca Community College
KSC-Greenville = Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology - Greenville
MSU = Mankato State University
MAYO/MGS = Mayo Graduate School
MBC = Mississippi College of Beauty Culture
NEMCC/NMCC = Northeast Mississippi Community College
SCTCC = St Cloud Technical and Community College
VCC = Virginia College Charleston


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