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Salon Success Academy - Riverside

Riverside, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·salonsuccessacademy.com
6-yr Graduation
81%
Total enrollment
164
peer median 178
Avg net price
$13,095
-$6.9k vs peer
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About

Salon Success Academy-Riverside is a cosmetology and beauty school located in Riverside, California. The academy offers various programs including cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, and manicuring, focusing on providing students with the skills necessary for careers in the beauty industry. The founding year is not mentioned in the provided content.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
81%
Full-time retention
88%

Pell equity

23.0pp gap
Pell recipients
77%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 23.0-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 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
54%
$12,255 debt · $22,601 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
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 1979Next review May 2027

Action history · 5

  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. Oct 2021Renewal 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,356
$30–48k$12,751
$48–75k$13,609
$75–110k$19,354
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$13,095
-$6,915vs peer median $20,010
Federal loans
55.2%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 174 students received $899K in Pell grants, alongside $736K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
174
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$899K
$898,806 total
Direct Loans
$736K
296 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$319K
147 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$383K
144 loan awards
Parent PLUS$34K
5 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, 3 (4.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.8%
+2.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
62
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.9%
2017
18.8%
2018
24.4%
2019
4.8%
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 SSA

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
164
12-mo unduplicated
287
Undergraduate
287
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
15%44
Women
85%243

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
70.5%
White
13.9%
Black
12.1%
Asian
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.2%
Unknown
1.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.85
1 offenses · 171 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago8.621 yr ago5.85Latest
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
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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

SSA vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SSA 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
SubjectSalon Success Academy-Riverside
81%164$13,095
283$27,723
201$16,991
163$16,162
229$20,049
89$20,891
197$16,901
246$36,205
201$11,860
157$20,721
113$14,083
178$15,665
215$22,428
197$19,716
230$19,710
260$25,234
331$21,566
211$34,330
171$20,313
204$16,851
189$22,869
200$20,319
138$26,302
147$21,627
54$15,675
162$12,165
160$20,010
144$16,649
53$11,720
139$20,547
164$17,951
Peer group median81%178$20,010

Institutions like SSA

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

Reports & documents (1)

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

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Frequently asked questions about Salon Success Academy-Riverside

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SSA.

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

Salon Success Academy-Riverside reports a 6-year graduation rate of 81% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Salon Success Academy-Riverside?

Salon Success Academy-Riverside reports a total enrollment of 164 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Salon Success Academy-Riverside is $13,095 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Salon Success Academy-Riverside located?

Salon Success Academy-Riverside is located in Riverside, California 92506.

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