Bella Cosmetology and Barber College
Bella Cosmetology and Barber College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 40% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 57 students, and 94 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
About
Bella Cosmetology and Barber College is a family-owned institution located in Greenville, Texas, founded in 2009. It focuses on various programs in cosmetology, barbering, and esthetics, offering training in modern techniques such as braiding and hair extensions.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.5-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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.
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 · 10
- Feb 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Oct 2021Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Sep 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Oct 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Aug 2020Removal of Monitoring StatusNational 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, 64 students received $316K in Pell grants, alongside $364K 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 50 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below 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 Bella Cosmetology and Barber College
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.
Bella Cosmetology and Barber College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Bella Cosmetology and Barber College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBella Cosmetology and Barber College | — | Open admission | 57 | $21,894 | — |
Academy of Hair Design-Jackson | — | Open admission | 71 | $17,356 | — |
Advance Beauty Techs Academy | — | Open admission | 90 | $28,071 | — |
American Academy of Cosmetology | — | Open admission | 122 | $19,121 | — |
Cameo Beauty Academy | — | Open admission | 82 | $12,924 | — |
Central Valley Barber College | — | Open admission | 122 | $14,762 | — |
Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts | — | Open admission | 79 | $6,744 | — |
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford | — | Open admission | 97 | $11,174 | — |
Elite Cosmetology School | — | Open admission | 115 | $19,655 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Buffalo | — | Open admission | 87 | $17,083 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Chandler | — | Open admission | 104 | $15,364 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie | — | Open admission | 77 | $16,199 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Green Bay | — | Open admission | 100 | $16,250 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett | — | Open admission | 130 | $16,203 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster | — | Open admission | 85 | $17,135 | — |
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia | — | Open admission | 110 | $18,100 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park | — | Open admission | 95 | $17,814 | — |
Graduate America College | — | Open admission | 62 | $14,451 | — |
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology | — | Open admission | 136 | $19,050 | — |
Hays Academy of Hair Design | — | Open admission | 83 | $14,612 | — |
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo | — | Open admission | 72 | $12,773 | — |
KC's School of Hair Design | — | Open admission | 58 | $10,214 | — |
Milan Institute-Sparks | — | Open admission | 171 | $22,923 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth | — | Open admission | 73 | $29,986 | — |
Protege Academy | — | Open admission | 72 | $12,179 | — |
Sandra Academy of Salon Services | — | Open admission | 117 | $12,621 | — |
Sharp Edgez Barber Institute | — | Open admission | 57 | $12,714 | — |
Strand College of Hair Design | — | Open admission | 70 | $9,998 | — |
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona | — | Open admission | 83 | $15,796 | — |
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya | — | Open admission | 51 | $15,627 | — |
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology | — | Open admission | 34 | $22,095 | — |
| Peer group median | — | — | 83 | $16,199 |
Institutions like Bella Cosmetology and Barber College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Bella Cosmetology and Barber College's comparison group.
- Mississippi
Academy of Hair Design-Jackson
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment71Net price$17,356 - California
Advance Beauty Techs Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment90Net price$28,071 - Florida
American Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment122Net price$19,121 - Illinois
Cameo Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment82Net price$12,924 - California
Central Valley Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment122Net price$14,762 - Montana
Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment79Net price$6,744 - Illinois
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment97Net price$11,174 - California
Elite Cosmetology School
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment115Net price$19,655 - New York
Empire Beauty School-Buffalo
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment87Net price$17,083 - Arizona
Empire Beauty School-Chandler
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment104Net price$15,364 - Maryland
Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment77Net price$16,199 - Wisconsin
Empire Beauty School-Green Bay
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment100Net price$16,250 - Georgia
Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment130Net price$16,203 - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment85Net price$17,135 - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment110Net price$18,100 - Minnesota
Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment95Net price$17,814 - Texas
Graduate America College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment62Net price$14,451 - Illinois
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment136Net price$19,050 - Kansas
Hays Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment83Net price$14,612 - North Dakota
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment72Net price$12,773 - Mississippi
KC's School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment58Net price$10,214 - Nevada
Milan Institute-Sparks
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment171Net price$22,923 - New Hampshire
Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment73Net price$29,986 - Michigan
Protege Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment72Net price$12,179 - Tennessee
Sandra Academy of Salon Services
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment117Net price$12,621 - New York
Sharp Edgez Barber Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment57Net price$12,714 - South Carolina
Strand College of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment70Net price$9,998 - Pennsylvania
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment83Net price$15,796 - Texas
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment51Net price$15,627 - Washington
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment34Net price$22,095
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