Neecee's Barber College
About
NeeCee's Barber and Cosmetology College is a vocational institution located in Abilene, Texas, specializing in cosmetology and barber education. The institution offers programs aimed at preparing students for careers in the hair industry but does not list a founding year or size on the About page.
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 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 2019Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational 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, 46 students received $205K in Pell grants, alongside $194K 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 61 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (6.5%) 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 Neecee's Barber College
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.
Neecee's Barber College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Neecee's Barber College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNeecee's Barber College | 35% | — | 32 | $18,256 | — |
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 | — |
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc | — | — | 82 | $20,792 | — |
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 | — |
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 median | 35% | — | 53 | $15,709 |
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic planNeecee's Barber and Cosmetology College offers educational materials and instructor support aimed at helping students launch careers in the hair industry. The college emphasizes individual talent and goal-setting, with a curriculum designed for personalized career preparation. Located in Abilene, Texas, it operates Tuesday through Friday and Saturday, offering both barber and cosmetology services.neeceescollege.com
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