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Pathway Vocational Academy

Beaumont, Texas·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southwest·pathwayvocational.com
6-yr Graduation
40%
Avg net price
$19,893
+$4.8k vs peer
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Pathway Vocational Academy is a vocational school located in Beaumont, Texas. It focuses on cosmetology and related fields, providing hands-on training and education under the Milady Curriculum. The academy is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, though the founding year and size of the institution are not mentioned.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
31%

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 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.

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 1997Next review Sep 2020

Action history · 15

  1. May 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Aug 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Other
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Mar 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. May 2022Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
    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$19,893
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,893
+$4,776vs peer median $15,118
Federal loans
51.5%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2023–24, 14 students received $68K in Pell grants, alongside $30K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
14
AY 2023–24
Pell disbursed
$68K
$68,166 total
Direct Loans
$30K
13 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
19
0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23

Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24

Subsidized$14K
7 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$17K
6 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 62 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (14.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
14.5%
+12.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
62
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
13.8%
2016
6.2%
2017
21.2%
2018
13.7%
2019
14.5%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Pathway Vocational Academy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs0
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

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 · 13 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1

    Pathway Vocational Academy vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Pathway Vocational 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
    SubjectPathway Vocational Academy
    40%$19,893
    Academy of Cosmetology, Barbering, and Esthetics
    19
    Academy of Hair Design-Grenada
    21$20,493
    Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology
    17$14,679
    BK Cosmo College of Cosmetology
    55$17,919
    Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport
    32$15,505
    Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park
    51$7,439
    Champion Beauty College
    $15,742
    Cloyd's Barber School 2 Inc
    35$3,065
    East Texas Cosmetology College
    51
    Esteem Academy of Beauty
    56
    Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering
    29$18,536
    Hair Academy
    38
    Headmasters School of Hair Design
    92$13,037
    Hillsdale Beauty College
    26$15,148
    Keene Beauty Academy
    50$15,087
    Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College
    40$20,019
    Master's Barber & Styling College
    $11,352
    Mid Cities Barber College
    22$10,256
    Park Place Premier Barber School
    32$12,005
    Pearlands Innovative School of Beauty
    69$19,738
    Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty
    43$12,369
    Port Huron Cosmetology College
    37$10,398
    Premier Academy of Cosmetology
    49$17,891
    Premier Barber School
    45$19,562
    Sami Halaseh Institute
    30$23,501
    Santa Ana Beauty Academy
    35$7,995
    Sharp's Academy of Hairstyling
    16
    The Salon Professional Academy-Delray Beach
    $28,167
    University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology
    42$12,331
    Vincennes Beauty College
    27$9,734
    Peer group median40%37$15,118

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Pathway Vocational Academy

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pathway Vocational Academy.

    What is the graduation rate at Pathway Vocational Academy?

    Pathway Vocational Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Pathway Vocational Academy?

    The average net price at Pathway Vocational Academy is $19,893 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Pathway Vocational Academy located?

    Pathway Vocational Academy is located in Beaumont, Texas 77701-4650.

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