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
$20,792
+$5.1k 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

28.0pp gap
Pell recipients
91%
Non-Pell
63%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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$20,792
$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)
$20,792
+$5,083vs peer median $15,709
Federal loans
42.4%

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 $113K in Pell grants, alongside $196K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
26
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$113K
$113,273 total
Direct Loans
$196K
57 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$61K
24 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$93K
30 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
142
Undergraduate
142
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
1%1
Women
99%141

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.9%
Black
15.2%
Hispanic
9.8%
Two or more
3.6%
Asian
1.8%
Non-resident
0.9%
Unknown
0.9%

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 · 98 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$20,792
    Academy of Beauty Professionals
    53
    Academy of Salon and Spa
    52$14,155
    Arthur's Beauty College
    29$12,008
    Aveda Institute Tucson-Avondale
    158$19,718
    Cosmetology Concepts Niles
    31$11,688
    Cosmetology School of Arts & Sciences
    40$21,170
    Creative Hair School of Cosmetology
    38$13,356
    Denham Springs Beauty School
    89$10,597
    Dolce The Academy
    44$11,539
    Durant Institute of Hair Design
    41$15,709
    Empire Beauty School-Littleton
    48$17,149
    Empire Beauty School-Richmond
    77$17,079
    Empire Beauty School-Rochester
    67$17,701
    Fredrick and Charles Beauty College
    69$14,402
    French Academy of Cosmetology
    51$8,284
    Hair Professionals Career College
    55$21,085
    Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture
    57$33,969
    Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks
    61$14,324
    Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology
    56$14,227
    Moore Career College
    $18,098
    Neecee's Barber College
    32$18,256
    Networks Barber College
    54$17,567
    Northwest College-Beaverton
    37$20,162
    Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology
    18$16,894
    Renaissance Beauty Academy
    66$11,600
    Rosel School of Cosmetology
    55$7,356
    Salon & Spa Institute
    71$12,372
    South Eastern Beauty Academy
    45
    TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford
    52$19,952
    University Academy of Hair Design
    38$11,403
    Peer group median91%53$15,709

    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 $20,792 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.

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