Private (for-profit)

Shear Excellence Hair Academy

Tampa, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·shearexcell.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
Total enrollment
118
peer median 128
Avg net price
$42,367
+$24k vs peer
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About

Shear Excellence Hair Academy is a beauty school located in Tampa and Valrico, Florida. Founded in 2002, it offers various programs including cosmetology, nail technology, and barber hair design, focusing on practical training and business development in the beauty industry.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

50.0pp gap
Pell recipients
50%
Non-Pell
0%

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.

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
50%
$8,997 debt · $17,937 earn

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 2007Next review May 2028

Action history · 9

  1. Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. May 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Nov 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Nov 2020Grant 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$42,367
$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)
$42,367
+$24,424vs peer median $17,944
Federal loans
71.6%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 102 students received $514K in Pell grants, alongside $431K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
102
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$514K
$513,627 total
Direct Loans
$431K
142 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$183K
69 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$242K
71 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7K
2 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 151 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (5.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.2%
+2.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
151
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.9%
2017
4.5%
2018
8.0%
2019
5.2%
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 Shear Excellence Hair Academy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
118
12-mo unduplicated
257
Undergraduate
257
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%102
Women
60%155

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
61.1%
Black
28.9%
White
5.4%
Two or more
2.0%
Unknown
2.0%
Asian
0.7%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.95
1 offenses · 168 students

3-year trend

33.562 yrs ago0.001 yr ago5.95Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
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

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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
9.0:1

Shear Excellence Hair Academy vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Shear Excellence Hair 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
SubjectShear Excellence Hair Academy
50%118$42,367
Acaydia School of Aesthetics
113$19,568
Advanced Barber College and Hair Design
91$20,784
Asher Institute of Hampton
144$19,593
Associated Barber College of San Diego
121$20,688
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville
121$18,142
Chris Beauty College
73$17,940
Cortiva Institute
95$26,629
Empire Beauty School-Bloomington
128$17,164
Empire Beauty School-Brooklyn
98$18,430
Empire Beauty School-Savannah
127$17,452
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley
176$17,467
Gould's Academy
148$11,205
Hollywood Institute
215$18,627
International College of Cosmetology
113$1,973
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia
127$16,640
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
118$17,947
Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge
232$23,106
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton
228$18,818
Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham
129$13,735
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman
129$14,006
Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails
150$10,963
Sierra College of Beauty
220$11,519
Stacey James Institute
90$16,707
Stewart School
133$16,329
Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville
52.0%83$15,818
Summit Salon Academy-Lexington
81.3%154$13,809
Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy
175$21,156
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria
125$20,508
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy
129$25,694
Peer group median50%66.6%128$17,944

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Shear Excellence Hair Academy

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Shear Excellence Hair Academy.

What is the graduation rate at Shear Excellence Hair Academy?

Shear Excellence Hair Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Shear Excellence Hair Academy?

Shear Excellence Hair Academy reports a total enrollment of 118 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Shear Excellence Hair Academy?

The average net price at Shear Excellence Hair Academy is $42,367 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Shear Excellence Hair Academy located?

Shear Excellence Hair Academy is located in Tampa, Florida 33614.

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