Private (for-profit)

Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc

Feasterville, Pennsylvania·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·bcsbc.edu
6-yr Graduation
91%
Total enrollment
82
peer median 53
Avg net price
$19,995
+$3.0k vs peer
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Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc is a beauty school located in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. It specializes in programs such as hairdressing, esthetics, and nail technology, focusing on training individuals for careers in the beauty industry. The founding year is not mentioned on the page.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
91%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

0.1pp gap
Pell recipients
91%21 of 23
Non-Pell (all)
91%30 of 33
Subsidized loan, no Pell
63%5 of 8
No Federal Aid
100%25 of 25

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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.

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
26%
$8,028 debt · $30,695 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2016
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 1984Next review Jan 2022

Action history · 2

  1. Dec 2025Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,995
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,995
+$2,995vs peer median $17,000
Federal loans
35.9%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 26 students received $117K in Pell grants, alongside $256K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
26
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$117K
$116,655 total
Direct Loans
$256K
61 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$81K
26 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$134K
32 loan awards
Parent PLUS$42K
3 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.

Of 32 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
32
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.1%
2017
15.7%
2018
6.6%
2019
0.0%
2020*
2.2%
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 BCSBC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
82
12-mo unduplicated
126
Undergraduate
126
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
1%1
Women
99%125

Race / ethnicity composition

White
86.6%
Hispanic
6.1%
Asian
3.7%
Two or more
3.7%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 112 students

3-year trend

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

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1

    BCSBC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions BCSBC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectBucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc
    91%82$19,995
    53$19,549
    52$14,252
    29$18,200
    158$19,040
    31$21,916
    40$21,864
    38$14,344
    89$11,649
    44$15,318
    41$15,413
    48$17,136
    77$23,488
    67$17,264
    69$17,024
    51$15,806
    55$19,133
    57$25,753
    61$13,657
    56$16,140
    $18,098
    32$20,205
    54$14,810
    37$17,862
    18$17,000
    66$12,595
    55$6,062
    71$12,372
    45$5,183
    52$16,406
    38$12,018
    Peer group median91%53$17,000

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    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about BCSBC.

    What is the graduation rate at Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc?

    Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc reports a 6-year graduation rate of 91% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc?

    Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc reports a total enrollment of 82 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc?

    The average net price at Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc is $19,995 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc located?

    Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc is located in Feasterville, Pennsylvania 19053-7368.

    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.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    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.
    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.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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