Private (for-profit)

Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca

West Seneca, New York·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·continentalschoolofbeauty.edu
6-yr Graduation
78%
Total enrollment
78
peer median 90
Avg net price
$16,000
-$843 vs peer
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Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca is a cosmetology school located in West Seneca, NY, with campuses also in Rochester and Syracuse. It offers programs in hairdressing and cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, and nail specialty. While the founding year is not mentioned, the school focuses on providing practical training for careers in the beauty industry.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
78%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

23.0pp gap
Pell recipients
77%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 23.0-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.

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
31%
$8,444 debt · $27,231 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 1989Next review Jan 2027

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Jan 2019Grant 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$15,494
$30–48k$15,816
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+$20,091

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,000
-$843vs peer median $16,843
Federal loans
65.1%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 100 students received $452K in Pell grants, alongside $548K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
100
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$452K
$451,855 total
Direct Loans
$548K
185 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$200K
83 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$259K
86 loan awards
Parent PLUS$89K
16 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 136 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
136
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.7%
2017
9.2%
2018
9.0%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
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 CSBCS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
78
12-mo unduplicated
152
Undergraduate
152
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
1%2
Women
99%150

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.2%
Black
26.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
4.5%
Hispanic
3.0%
Two or more
3.0%
Asian
1.5%

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 · 73 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    20.0:1

    CSBCS vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions CSBCS 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
    SubjectContinental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca
    78%78$16,000
    ABC Beauty Academy
    52$10,107
    Aveda Institute-Madison
    88$13,950
    Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc
    97$4,309
    Belbo Beauty Institute
    84$23,914
    Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy
    120$19,155
    Capri Beauty College
    33$10,777
    Charleston Cosmetology Institute
    100$15,686
    Corinth Academy of Cosmetology
    90$21,666
    Cutting Edge Academy
    99$30,484
    Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology
    81$15,874
    DuVall's School of Cosmetology
    65$17,859
    Empire Beauty School-Northlake
    127$15,771
    Empire Beauty School-Tampa
    111$18,774
    Empire Beauty School-Union
    103$18,215
    Empire Beauty School-York
    90$18,035
    First Class Cosmetology School
    92$16,411
    House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City
    55$21,470
    L Makeup Institute
    73$28,320
    Lyle's College of Beauty
    70$19,746
    Ohio State Beauty Academy
    91$6,962
    Paul Mitchell the School-Miami
    $20,559
    Paul Mitchell the School-Normal
    46$16,843
    Rob Roy Academy-Fall River
    97$29,207
    Salon Success Academy-West Covina
    75$16,649
    The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood
    85$12,523
    The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton
    81$10,859
    The Spa School
    111$18,676
    Traxlers School of Hair
    98$11,006
    Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal
    171$17,607
    Turning Point Beauty College
    106$14,433
    Peer group median78%90$16,843

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CSBCS.

    What is the graduation rate at Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca?

    Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca reports a 6-year graduation rate of 78% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca?

    Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca reports a total enrollment of 78 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca?

    The average net price at Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca is $16,000 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca located?

    Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca is located in West Seneca, New York 14224.

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