Private (for-profit)

North Florida Cosmetology Institute

Tallahassee, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·cosmetologyinst.com
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
67%
—
Total enrollment
91
peer median 55
Avg net price
$12,136
-$4.1k vs peer
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About

North Florida Cosmetology Institute is a private cosmetology school located in Tallahassee, Florida. It was founded in 1998 after the expansion of a nail technology school and offers programs in cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, and barbering. The campus has grown to 9,400 square feet and is accredited by NACCAS.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
67%
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

22.1pp gap
Pell recipients
60%41 of 68
Non-Pell (all)
82%23 of 28
Subsidized loan, no Pell
60%3 of 5
No Federal Aid
87%20 of 23

Non-Pell students graduate at a 22.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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.

FVT/GE

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
43%
$9,078 debt · $21,279 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 2001Next review Jan 2027

Action history · 9

  1. Jan 2026Adverse Action Initiated
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Nov 2024Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Nov 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,075
$30–48k$10,776
$48–75k$13,943
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$12,136
-$4,146vs peer median $16,282
Federal loans
64.5%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 109 students received $459K in Pell grants, alongside $441K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
109
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$459K
$458,772 total
Direct Loans
$441K
160 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$204K
83 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$229K
76 loan awards
Parent PLUS$9K
1 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 107 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
107
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.1%
2017
11.0%
2018
5.4%
2019
1.8%
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 NFCI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
91
12-mo unduplicated
178
Undergraduate
178
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%19
Women
89%159

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
59.3%
White
20.9%
Two or more
9.9%
Hispanic
5.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.3%
Asian
1.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 70 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    21.0:1

    NFCI vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions NFCI selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectNorth Florida Cosmetology Institute
    		67%Open admission91$12,136—
    A Better U Beauty Barber Academy
    		—Open admission46$20,249—
    Academy of Salon Professionals
    		—Open admission50$13,391—
    Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc
    		—Open admission48$4,430—
    Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy
    		—Open admission32$24,260—
    Diamond Beauty College
    		—Open admission67$12,282—
    Empire Beauty School-Reading
    		—Open admission90$18,160—
    Florida Academy of Health & Beauty
    		—Open admission54$6,953—
    Hair Arts Institute
    		—Open admission38$17,842—
    International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences
    		—Open admission62$21,624—
    Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City
    		—Open admission67$16,878—
    Kaizen Beauty Academy
    		—Open admission95$17,938—
    Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute
    		—Open admission66$14,839—
    Makana Esthetics Wellness Academy
    		—Open admission50$11,824—
    Midwest Barber College
    		—Open admission—$18,236—
    Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy
    		—Open admission73$9,456—
    Montgomery Beauty School
    		—Open admission101$20,755—
    Omega Institute of Cosmetology
    		—Open admission55$8,706—
    Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology
    		—Open admission56$16,747—
    Paramount Beauty Academy
    		—Open admission51$9,837—
    Paul Mitchell the School-NYC
    		—Open admission96$24,336—
    Premiere Aesthetics Institute
    		—Open admission45$14,513—
    Searcy Beauty College
    		—Open admission54$14,946—
    The Academy of Hair Design Six
    		—Open admission37$17,138—
    The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville
    		—Open admission53$16,043—
    The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology
    		—Open admission39$17,688—
    Top Nails & Hair Beauty School
    		—Open admission92$4,837—
    Trend Barber College
    		—Open admission30$19,626—
    Trend Setters School
    		—Open admission65$16,521—
    Vaughn Beauty College
    		—Open admission63$12,020—
    Peer group median67%—55$16,282

    Institutions like NFCI

    Explore the federal data for institutions in NFCI's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about North Florida Cosmetology Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NFCI.

    What is the acceptance rate at North Florida Cosmetology Institute?

    North Florida Cosmetology Institute does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

    What is the graduation rate at North Florida Cosmetology Institute?

    North Florida Cosmetology Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend North Florida Cosmetology Institute?

    North Florida Cosmetology Institute reports a total enrollment of 91 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at North Florida Cosmetology Institute?

    The average net price at North Florida Cosmetology Institute is $12,136 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is North Florida Cosmetology Institute located?

    North Florida Cosmetology Institute is located in Tallahassee, Florida 32312.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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