Ruben's Five Star Academy
About
Ruben's Five Star Academy is a technical education institution located in Lake Wales, Florida. It specializes in preparing students for careers in hair and beauty, emphasizing practical skills and readiness for Florida's State Board Exam. The academy is dedicated to fostering professionalism and providing accessible education, although the founding year is not mentioned.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 33.3-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.
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Council on Occupational Education
Council on Occupational Education
Action history · 11
- Jul 2025Removal of Show Cause StatusCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jul 2025Removal of Monitoring StatusCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show CauseCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityCouncil on Occupational Education
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, 29 students received $118K in Pell grants, alongside $100K 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 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 0.1% 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 Ruben's Five Star Academy
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.
Ruben's Five Star Academy vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Ruben's Five Star Academy 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRuben's Five Star Academy | 59% | — | 22 | $22,712 | — |
| — | — | 24 | $13,545 | — | |
| — | — | 39 | $32,061 | — | |
| — | — | 25 | $11,556 | — | |
| — | — | 15 | $6,507 | — | |
| — | — | 32 | $18,977 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $23,837 | — | |
| — | — | 20 | $18,503 | — | |
| — | — | 25 | $17,345 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $15,787 | — | |
| — | 90.0% | 82 | $15,976 | — | |
| — | — | 39 | $24,213 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | $12,265 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $13,848 | — | |
| — | — | 22 | $14,824 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | $14,427 | — | |
| — | — | 22 | $20,598 | — | |
| — | — | 26 | $20,502 | — | |
| — | 58.3% | 11 | $13,085 | — | |
| — | — | — | $19,019 | — | |
| — | — | 20 | $18,948 | — | |
| — | — | 28 | $20,795 | — | |
| — | — | 12 | $20,439 | — | |
| — | — | 96 | $19,413 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $35,519 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | $18,802 | — | |
| — | — | 19 | $13,338 | — | |
| — | — | 48 | $10,936 | — | |
| — | — | 39 | $21,036 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $19,504 | — | |
| — | — | 17 | $26,734 | — | |
| Peer group median | 59% | 74.2% | 29 | $18,948 |
Institutions like Ruben's Five Star Academy
Explore the federal data for institutions in Ruben's Five Star Academy's comparison group.
- Wisconsin
Advanced College of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24Net price$13,545View data - Massachusetts
Alexander Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39Net price$32,061View data - Iowa
American Hair Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment25Net price$11,556View data - Minnesota
Avalon School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15Net price$6,507View data - Louisiana
Blalock's Professional Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment32Net price$18,977View data - Texas
Buckner Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$23,837View data - Louisiana
Celebrity Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20Net price$18,503View data - Indiana
Don Roberts School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment25Net price$17,345View data - Nebraska
Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$15,787View data - Florida
First Coast Barber Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate90.0%Enrollment82Net price$15,976View data - Oklahoma
Formations Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39Net price$24,213View data - Delaware
Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price$12,265View data - Oklahoma
Hello Gorgeous Barbers Stillwater's School of Barbering
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$13,848View data - Iowa
La James International College-Ft Dodge
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment22Net price$14,824View data - South Carolina
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price$14,427View data - New York
Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment22Net price$20,598View data - Indiana
Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment26Net price$20,502View data - Georgia
MAK Beauty Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate58.3%Enrollment11Net price$13,085View data - Texas
Montana Barber Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$19,019View data - Tennessee
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20Net price$18,948View data - North Carolina
No Grease Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment28Net price$20,795View data - Texas
Nuvani Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12Net price$20,439View data - Michigan
Nuvo College of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment96Net price$19,413View data - North Carolina
One Stop Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$35,519View data - Idaho
Premiere Aesthetics Institute-Meridian
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$18,802View data - Indiana
Textures Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19Net price$13,338View data - Ohio
Tiffin Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment48Net price$10,936View data - Texas
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39Net price$21,036View data - Mississippi
Unlimited Cosmetology School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$19,504View data - Mississippi
Upper Kutz Barber & Style College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17Net price$26,734View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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