Berkowits School of Electrolysis
About
Berkowits School of Electrolysis is a training institution located in Forest Hills, NY, founded in 1978. The school specializes in courses for Electrolysis, Esthetics, and Laser Hair Removal and is notable for being the first in New York to have an approved Laser Hair Removal program.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 24.0-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 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 3
- Jul 2020Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jul 2020Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2020Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: MonitoringNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 31 students received $119K in Pell grants, alongside $110K 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 3 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 BSE
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.
BSE vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions BSE 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBerkowits School of Electrolysis | 84% | — | 102 | — | — |
| — | — | 134 | $12,408 | — | |
| — | — | 113 | $10,067 | — | |
| — | — | 104 | $22,811 | — | |
| — | — | 88 | $23,786 | — | |
| — | — | 97 | $17,804 | — | |
| — | — | 88 | $24,647 | — | |
| — | — | 104 | $15,109 | — | |
| — | — | 32 | $10,139 | — | |
| — | — | 94 | $15,776 | — | |
| — | — | 69 | $11,797 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 95 | $16,010 | — | |
| — | — | 161 | $17,036 | — | |
| — | — | 184 | $10,198 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $16,625 | — | |
| — | — | 86 | $10,792 | — | |
| — | — | 146 | $17,500 | — | |
| — | — | 101 | $29,171 | — | |
| — | — | 70 | $22,214 | — | |
| — | — | 172 | — | — | |
| — | — | 80 | $25,367 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | $23,830 | — | |
| — | — | 140 | $17,564 | — | |
| — | — | 181 | $32,626 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $25,546 | — | |
| — | — | 104 | — | — | |
| — | — | 112 | $26,582 | — | |
| — | — | 182 | $18,910 | — | |
| — | — | 169 | $21,150 | — | |
| — | — | 163 | $19,821 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 57 | $30,274 | — | |
| Peer group median | 84% | 100.0% | 102 | $18,357 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in BSE's comparison group.
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment134Net price$12,408View data - New York
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment184Net price$10,198View data - North Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$16,625View data - Arkansas
Hot Springs Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment86Net price$10,792View data - Washington
International Beauty Education Center
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment101Net price$29,171View data - Idaho
Nathan Layne Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment70Net price$22,214View data - Ohio
National Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment172Net price—View data - Vermont
O'Briens Aveda Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment80Net price$25,367View data - Alabama
Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$23,830View data - Wisconsin
Paul Mitchell the School-Milwaukee
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment140Net price$17,564View data - Rhode Island
Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment181Net price$32,626View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$25,546View data - Indiana
Ravenscroft Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment104Net price—View data - California
Shasta School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment112Net price$26,582View data - Massachusetts
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment182Net price$18,910View data - Utah
The Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment169Net price$21,150View data - Florida
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment163Net price$19,821View data - Arizona
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Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment57Net price$30,274View data
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