American Academy of Cosmetology
About
The American Academy of Cosmetology is a licensed cosmetology school located in Orange Park, Florida. It offers programs in various fields, including General Cosmetology, Barbering, Nail Technology, Facial Specialist, and Massage Therapy. It is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS).
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 25.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 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 · 11
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2020Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedNational 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, 138 students received $532K in Pell grants, alongside $521K 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 61 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (6.5%) 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 Aacschool
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.
Aacschool vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Aacschool 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAmerican Academy of Cosmetology | 67% | — | 122 | $23,727 | — |
Academy of Hair Design-Jackson | — | — | 71 | $20,068 | — |
Advance Beauty Techs Academy | — | — | 90 | $28,695 | — |
Bella Cosmetology and Barber College | — | — | 57 | $22,549 | — |
Cameo Beauty Academy | — | — | 82 | $15,916 | — |
Central Valley Barber College | — | — | 122 | $13,611 | — |
Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts | — | — | 79 | $11,589 | — |
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford | — | — | 97 | $12,359 | — |
Elite Cosmetology School | — | — | 115 | $17,818 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Buffalo | — | — | 87 | $16,087 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Chandler | — | — | 104 | $16,662 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie | — | — | 77 | $17,129 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Green Bay | — | — | 100 | $15,071 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett | — | — | 130 | $15,507 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster | — | — | 85 | $16,660 | — |
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia | — | — | 110 | $17,950 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park | — | — | 95 | $17,445 | — |
Graduate America College | — | — | 62 | $15,171 | — |
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology | — | — | 136 | $19,759 | — |
Hays Academy of Hair Design | — | — | 83 | $14,744 | — |
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo | — | — | 72 | $14,285 | — |
KC's School of Hair Design | — | — | 58 | $9,661 | — |
Milan Institute-Sparks | — | — | 171 | $26,286 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth | — | — | 73 | $26,009 | — |
Protege Academy | — | — | 72 | $11,818 | — |
Sandra Academy of Salon Services | — | — | 117 | $7,494 | — |
Sharp Edgez Barber Institute | — | — | 57 | $13,475 | — |
Strand College of Hair Design | — | — | 70 | $11,077 | — |
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona | — | — | 83 | $20,533 | — |
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya | — | — | 51 | $17,277 | — |
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology | — | — | 34 | $18,760 | — |
| Peer group median | 67% | — | 83 | $16,660 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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