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Salon Success Academy - Corona

Corona, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·salonsuccessacademy.com
6-yr Graduation
92%
Total enrollment
196
peer median 196
Avg net price
$12,983
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About

Salon Success Academy-Corona is a beauty school located in Corona, California, offering programs in cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, and manicuring. The academy focuses on beauty education and provides various training options for aspiring beauty professionals.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
92%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
90%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
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

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

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
35%
$7,177 debt · $20,480 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Accredited since 2022Next review Jul 2035
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2015
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 1976Next review Jan 2024
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 1976Next review Jan 2018

Action history · 8

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
  2. Feb 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$12,285
$30–48k$12,574
$48–75k$14,066
$75–110k$17,626
$110k+$15,153

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

Avg net price (private)
$12,983
vs peer median $12,983
Federal loans
55.1%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 457 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
457
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,114,846 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
739 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
1k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$816K
342 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
352 loan awards
Parent PLUS$243K
45 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 229 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
229
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.9%
2017
16.5%
2018
12.8%
2019
2.1%
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 Salon Success Academy-Corona

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
196
12-mo unduplicated
347
Undergraduate
347
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
1%2
Women
99%345

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
58.3%
White
24.1%
Black
8.3%
Asian
3.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.8%
Two or more
2.8%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
8.47
2 offenses · 236 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago8.47Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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
15.0:1

Campuses

The 2 campuses that make up Salon Success Academy-Corona.

Frequently asked questions about Salon Success Academy-Corona

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Salon Success Academy-Corona.

What is the graduation rate at Salon Success Academy-Corona?

Salon Success Academy-Corona reports a 6-year graduation rate of 92% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Salon Success Academy-Corona?

Salon Success Academy-Corona reports a total enrollment of 196 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Salon Success Academy-Corona?

The average net price at Salon Success Academy-Corona is $12,983 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Salon Success Academy-Corona located?

Salon Success Academy-Corona is located in Corona, California 92881.

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