Private (for-profit)

American Beauty College

West Covina, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·americanbeautycollege.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
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6-yr Graduation
69%
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Total enrollment
334
peer median 334
Avg net price
$25,781
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About

American Beauty College is a for-profit beauty school located in West Covina and Palmdale, California. The institution offers a variety of programs including cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, and manicuring, and it has grown from a small school with only five students to a larger establishment with many graduates. Although the specific founding year of the current college is not mentioned, it was acquired in 2013.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
69%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

36.0pp gap
Pell recipients
64%29 of 45
Non-Pell (all)
100%7 of 7
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%4 of 4
No Federal Aid
100%3 of 3

Non-Pell students graduate at a 36.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

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.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

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.

1
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
27%
$5,685 debt · $21,344 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 1977Next review Sep 2021

Action history · 18

  1. Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Sep 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Apr 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Apr 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,253
$30–48k—
$48–75k$27,453
$75–110k$30,222
$110k+$29,804

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,781
vs peer median $25,781
Federal loans
59.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 388 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
388
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,697,923 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
624 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$787K
303 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$786K
290 loan awards
Parent PLUS$191K
31 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 61 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (4.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.9%
+2.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
61
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.7%
2017
2.7%
2018
15.7%
2019
4.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at American Beauty College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
334
12-mo unduplicated
577
Undergraduate
577
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
15%86
Women
85%491

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
72.2%
White
12.6%
Black
8.4%
Unknown
2.7%
Asian
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Non-resident
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Two or more
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
8.00
2 offenses · 250 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago8.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
25.0:1

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about American Beauty College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about American Beauty College.

What is the acceptance rate at American Beauty College?

American Beauty College does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

What is the graduation rate at American Beauty College?

American Beauty College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend American Beauty College?

American Beauty College reports a total enrollment of 334 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at American Beauty College?

The average net price at American Beauty College is $25,781 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is American Beauty College located?

American Beauty College is located in West Covina, California 91790.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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