Private (for-profit)

Florida Barber Academy

Plantation, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·floridabarberacademy.edu
6-yr Graduation
80%
Total enrollment
244
peer median 244
Avg net price
$24,713
+$5.4k vs peer
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
80%
Full-time retention
91%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
85%
Non-Pell
67%

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 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
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

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

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
65%
$13,000 debt · $19,990 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2001Next review Dec 2021

Action history · 11

  1. Dec 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Oct 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

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$23,994
$30–48k$25,575
$48–75k$27,986
$75–110k$29,509
$110k+$29,509

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,713
+$5,433vs peer median $19,281
Federal loans
51.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 241 students received $1.2M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
241
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.2M
$1,191,942 total
Direct Loans
$1.0M
318 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$416K
162 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$623K
156 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 203 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
203
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.8%
2017
31.6%
2018
17.1%
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 Florida Barber Academy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
244
12-mo unduplicated
412
Undergraduate
412
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%140
Women
66%272

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
66.3%
Hispanic
27.8%
White
3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.5%
Two or more
1.0%

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 · 227 students

3-year trend

4.522 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
    25.0:1

    Florida Barber Academy vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Florida Barber Academy 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
    SubjectFlorida Barber Academy
    80%244$24,713
    Avalon Institute-Aurora
    162$16,882
    Avalon Institute-Layton
    186$18,945
    Cameo College of Essential Beauty
    257
    Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers
    285$18,206
    Dorsey School of Beauty
    164$22,138
    Empire Beauty School-Michigan
    259$16,486
    Federico Beauty Institute
    220$25,736
    Genesis Career College-Cookeville
    300$13,597
    International Salon and Spa Academy
    248$20,904
    Jean Madeline Aveda Institute
    244$20,629
    LaBarberia Institute of Hair
    169$12,899
    Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso
    448$25,964
    Nouvelle Institute
    75$12,910
    Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas
    415$19,616
    Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook
    481$21,416
    Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology
    254$21,522
    Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati
    246$22,003
    Paul Mitchell the School-Las Vegas
    204$27,485
    Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto
    218$17,550
    Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
    256$27,097
    Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield
    297$16,487
    Paul Mitchell the School-Tulsa
    234$20,064
    PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green
    219$20,272
    Salon Success Academy-Redlands
    220$14,662
    Southeastern Esthetics Institute
    358$16,467
    Texas Barber College
    518$17,164
    The Beauty Institute-Ambler
    160$17,231
    Total Image Beauty Academy
    204$13,423
    Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen
    344$26,326
    Z Hair Academy
    100.0%235$15,269
    Peer group median80%100.0%244$19,281

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Florida Barber Academy

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Florida Barber Academy.

    What is the graduation rate at Florida Barber Academy?

    Florida Barber Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 80% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Florida Barber Academy?

    Florida Barber Academy reports a total enrollment of 244 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Florida Barber Academy?

    The average net price at Florida Barber Academy is $24,713 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Florida Barber Academy located?

    Florida Barber Academy is located in Plantation, Florida 33317.

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