Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology
About
The Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology is a vocational institution located in San Fernando, California. It offers programs in cosmetology, barbering, manicuring, and esthetics, aiming to prepare students for entry-level positions in their chosen fields. The institution is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 9
- Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Oct 2025Adverse Action InitiatedNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2024Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Feb 2024Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: MonitoringNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 32 students received $136K in Pell grants, alongside $90K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 69 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (5.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at AEC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
AEC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions AEC selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAcademy of Esthetics and Cosmetology | 67% | — | 30 | $18,458 | — |
| — | — | 18 | — | — | |
| — | — | 30 | $25,195 | — | |
| — | — | 17 | $9,944 | — | |
| — | — | 20 | $11,055 | — | |
| — | — | 101 | — | — | |
| — | — | 51 | — | — | |
| — | — | 5 | $5,033 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 20 | — | — | |
| — | — | 41 | $11,417 | — | |
| — | — | 14 | $8,909 | — | |
| — | — | 15 | $8,970 | — | |
| — | — | 13 | $17,646 | — | |
| — | — | 16 | $11,637 | — | |
| — | — | 22 | $20,968 | — | |
| — | — | 6 | $10,082 | — | |
| — | — | 10 | $8,202 | — | |
| — | — | 22 | $5,498 | — | |
| — | — | 22 | $15,356 | — | |
| — | — | 2 | $21,459 | — | |
| — | — | 8 | $16,076 | — | |
| — | — | 7 | $9,880 | — | |
| — | — | 8 | $5,823 | — | |
PMCA Pittsburgh Multicultural Cosmetology Academy | — | — | — | $15,994 | — |
| — | — | 23 | $17,412 | — | |
| — | — | 15 | $25,041 | — | |
| — | — | 21 | $2,350 | — | |
| — | — | 24 | $12,369 | — | |
| — | — | 14 | — | — | |
| — | — | 18 | $16,994 | — | |
| — | — | 26 | $12,575 | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | 8 | $10,042 | — | |
| — | — | 8 | $19,160 | — | |
| — | — | 20 | $25,059 | — | |
| — | — | 35 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 67% | 100.0% | 18 | $12,369 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in AEC's comparison group.
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment22Net price$20,968View data - Michigan
D&S School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6Net price$10,082View data - Oklahoma
Elite Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10Net price$8,202View data - Iowa
Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake
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Hastings Beauty School
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7Net price$9,880View data - Texas
Pipo Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8Net price$5,823View data - Pennsylvania
PMCA Pittsburgh Multicultural Cosmetology Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$15,994 - Kentucky
Regina Webb Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment23Net price$17,412View data - Massachusetts
Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15Net price$25,041View data - Oklahoma
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AEC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our mission is to empower students to improve their lives by enhancing their professional skills in order to obtain better jobs.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (1)
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