Bellus Academy

Bellus Academy is a private community college located in Manhattan, KS. It offers 7 programs through Certificate programs.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $19,578 for undergraduate programs at Bellus Academy. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average costs ($14,649) of private community colleges in Kansas.

It has 203 students that are lower than the average population (2,274 students) of community colleges in Kansas. The student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 which is higher than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges. The average earning after 10 years of graduation from the school is $30,400.

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Academic Overview

Bellus Academy is a Less than 2-years, private (for-profit) school located in Manhattan, Kansas.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $19,578 on average. It offers 7 degree programs through 7 Certificate programs.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	Less than 2-years, private (for-profit)
Address	1130 Westloop Place, Manhattan, KS
Phone	858-748-1490
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$19,578
Student Population »	203 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	70%
Retention Rate	89%
Average Financial Aid »	$4,608
Students to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$30,400

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $19,578 for undergraduate programs at Bellus Academy. The tuition & fees at Bellus Academy is more expensive than the average costs ($14,649) over private community colleges in Kansas. Next table describes 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Bellus Academy compares to Kansas community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$19,578
Books & Supplies	$4,287
Off-Campus Living Costs	$24,704
Average Financial Aid	$4,608
Cost of Attendance	$48,569
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$43,961
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$30,400

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	$19,578	$4,287	1,500 Hours	11 Months
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	$16,526	$1,870	1,000 Hours	7 Months
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	$4,411	$1,116	350 Hours	3 Months
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)	$24,074	$5,735	1,650 Hours	12 Months
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist	$19,033	$3,318	1,150 Hours	9 Months
Barbering/Barber	$22,248	$3,268	1,500 Hours	11 Months

Comparison

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Bellus Academy	$19,578
Private Community Colleges in Kansas	$14,649
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$19,928

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Bellus Academy offers Certificate programs - 7 Certificate. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Barbering/Barber	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	56 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 203 students at Bellus Academy including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 6 male students and 194 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time
Total	200	200
Male Students	6	6
Female Students	194	194

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