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Montana Academy of Salons
501 2nd St S, Great Falls, MT 59405 · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · School website
Career programs at Montana Academy of Salons
Montana Academy of Salons reported 140 certificate and associate completions in 5 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in cosmetology (37). College Scorecard counts 126 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology | Certificate | 1,500 clock hours, 11 months | $18,200 | 37 | Not published | |
| Esthetician | Certificate | 650 clock hours, 5 months | $9,700 | 35 | Not published | |
| Barbering | Certificate | 150 clock hours, 1 month | $3,200 | 33 | Not published | |
| Nail tech | Certificate | 400 clock hours, 3 months | $5,200 | 26 | Not published | |
| Massage therapy | Certificate | 700 clock hours, 5 months | $11,900 | 9 | Not published |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Montana Academy of Salons
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $15,935
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $9,833
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $28,841
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Montana Academy of Salons net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More Montana Academy of Salons programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Listed at | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EstheticsIndustry-Recognized Certificate or Certification · In person · CIP 49.0205 | Billings | $11,400 | 60 weeks, 50 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to Montana Academy of Salons by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).