Butler Beauty Academy
About
Butler Beauty Academy is a private cosmetology institution located in Butler, Pennsylvania. It offers programs in Cosmetology, Teacher Training, Nail Technician, Esthetician, and Massage Therapy, preparing students for the PA State Board of Licensing Examination. The academy is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS).
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 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 · 3
- Sep 2020Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Mar 2020Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Sep 2019Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: MonitoringNational 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, 47 students received $201K in Pell grants, alongside $196K 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 31 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (9.6%) defaulted within three years — above 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 Butler Beauty Academy
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.
Butler Beauty Academy vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Butler Beauty Academy 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectButler Beauty Academy | 77% | — | 26 | $10,413 | — |
Academy of Hair Design-Jasper | — | — | 52 | $10,928 | — |
Aesthetics Institute | — | — | 28 | — | — |
American Beauty Academy-West Valley Campus | — | — | 18 | $12,398 | — |
Avi Career Training | — | — | 22 | $16,607 | — |
Barber & Beauty Institute of New York | — | — | 16 | $15,939 | — |
Bell Mar Beauty College | — | — | — | $7,188 | — |
Bellasa Professional Institute | — | — | 43 | — | — |
Carolina College of Hair Design Inc | — | — | 46 | $13,922 | — |
Central College of Cosmetology | — | — | 61 | $7,364 | — |
Charzanne Beauty College | — | — | — | $14,042 | — |
Cheeks Beauty Academy | — | — | 46 | $10,481 | — |
Dymond Designs Beauty School | — | — | 28 | $20,750 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Lebanon | — | — | 49 | $18,220 | — |
KCK Beauty & Barber Academy | — | — | 36 | $18,914 | — |
Legends Barber College | — | — | 26 | $11,445 | — |
M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant | — | — | 50 | $13,516 | — |
New Tyler Barber College Inc | — | — | 39 | $14,499 | — |
Oehrlein School of Cosmetology | — | — | 65 | $9,229 | — |
Princess Institute of Beauty | — | — | 29 | $12,151 | — |
Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy | — | — | 53 | $16,092 | — |
Redondo Beach Beauty College | — | — | 43 | — | — |
Salem College of Hairstyling | — | — | 31 | $6,256 | — |
Salon Success Academy-Fontana | — | — | 29 | $10,813 | — |
Shear Finesse Beauty Academy | — | — | 49 | $22,302 | — |
State College of Beauty Culture | — | — | 57 | $10,994 | — |
Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | — | — | 22 | $1,124 | — |
The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | — | — | 33 | $13,347 | — |
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences | — | — | 24 | — | — |
World Class Academy of Beauty Careers | — | — | 36 | — | — |
| Peer group median | 77% | — | 36 | $12,398 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Butler Beauty Academy
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