Columbia, SC · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Barber Tech Academy-Columbia is a private for-profit institution in Columbia, SC, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 51 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 17:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: barbertechacademy.com
The published tuition for the largest program at Barber Tech Academy-Columbia is $17,135 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 63 South Carolina colleges that do report one is $16,649.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Public | 29,820 | $12,688 |
| Benedict College | Private nonprofit | 1,536 | $17,440 |
| Columbia College | Private nonprofit | 1,343 | $22,214 |
| Columbia International University | Private nonprofit | 716 | $27,900 |
| Fortis College-Columbia | Private for-profit | 582 | $14,777 |
| Allen University | Private nonprofit | 576 | $14,304 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 84% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 69% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Barber Tech Academy-Columbia's largest program is $17,135 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Barber Tech Academy-Columbia enrolls about 51 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 17:1.
Barber Tech Academy-Columbia is a private for-profit institution in Columbia, SC. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Barber Tech Academy-Columbia does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.