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Denmark College

Merrillville, Indiana · Private for-profit career college

Barber schoolsCosmetology schoolsMedical assistant programs
75%completion rate · Indiana avg 66%
$8,965median debt of graduates
$15,969median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$23,538median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$20,166annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Council on Occupational Education (Accredited)
Address: 8101 Polo Club Dr, Merrillville, IN 46410 · Phone: (219) 736-9999 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Denmark College Denmark College: 75.4% 75.4% Indiana average Indiana average: 65.5% 65.5% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Barbers$29,670$33,600$55,850
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$23,890$32,830$44,910
Medical assistants$37,060$45,110$47,290

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Indiana (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 52 $14,544 $13,702 $9,962
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 11 $14,544 $13,702 $9,962
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 2 $14,544 $13,702 $9,962

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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