Hair Professionals Career College
About
Hair Professionals Career College is a private institution located in Illinois, established in 1979. The college offers programs in cosmetology, esthetics, and related fields across its three campuses in Oswego, Sycamore, and Palos Hills, and focuses on providing formal training in the beauty industry.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 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
- Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2018Renewal of AccreditationNational 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, 43 students received $178K in Pell grants, alongside $188K 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 94 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (3.1%) 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 Hairpros
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.
Hairpros vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Hairpros 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHair Professionals Career College | 67% | — | 55 | $19,133 | — |
| — | — | 31 | $22,510 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | $11,915 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $18,200 | — | |
| — | — | 34 | $17,140 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $9,194 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $11,406 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $21,275 | — | |
| — | — | — | $9,031 | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $13,793 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $17,823 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $22,951 | — | |
| — | — | 61 | $14,456 | — | |
| — | — | 49 | $19,310 | — | |
| — | — | 14 | $16,133 | — | |
| — | — | 116 | $22,321 | — | |
| — | — | 41 | $11,843 | — | |
| — | — | 288 | $42,607 | — | |
| — | — | 7 | $10,219 | — | |
| — | — | 37 | $15,305 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $18,569 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $18,476 | — | |
| — | — | 59 | $12,611 | — | |
| — | — | 45 | $9,312 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $7,597 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 119 | $24,015 | — | |
| — | — | 72 | $12,179 | — | |
| — | — | 53 | $19,831 | — | |
| — | — | 40 | $20,082 | — | |
| — | — | 85 | $20,155 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $20,177 | — | |
| Peer group median | 67% | 100.0% | 48 | $17,823 |
Institutions like Hairpros
Explore the federal data for institutions in Hairpros's comparison group.
- Missouri
Academy of Beauty Professionals
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$22,510View data - Florida
Adrian H. Wallace Barber Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price$11,915View data - Arkansas
Arthur's Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$18,200View data - Maryland
Baltimore Studio of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment34Net price$17,140View data - Georgia
Beaver Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$9,194View data - North Carolina
Beyond Measure Barbering Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$11,406View data - California
Borner's Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$21,275View data - Montana
Butte Academy of Beauty Culture
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$9,031View data - Louisiana
Celebrity Stylist Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$13,793View data - Missouri
Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$17,823View data - Massachusetts
EINE Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$22,951View data - Ohio
Elite Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment61Net price$14,456View data - New York
Empire Beauty School-Peekskill
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment49Net price$19,310View data - Texas
Exposito School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14Net price$16,133View data - Tennessee
Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment116Net price$22,321View data - Illinois
Gem City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment41Net price$11,843View data - New Jersey
Innovate Salon Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment288Net price$42,607View data - Virginia
Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7Net price$10,219View data - Florida
JT's Cuts Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment37Net price$15,305View data - Iowa
La James International College-Cedar Falls
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$18,569View data - Ohio
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$18,476View data - Oregon
Phagans Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment59Net price$12,611View data - Louisiana
Pineville Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment45Net price$9,312View data - Oklahoma
Ponca City Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$7,597View data - Florida
Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment119Net price$24,015View data - Michigan
Protege Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$12,179View data - Arizona
Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$19,831View data - Illinois
Reflections Academy of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment40Net price$20,082View data - California
Riggins Urban Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment85Net price$20,155View data - Texas
William Edge Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$20,177View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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