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Texas Barber College

Houston, Texas·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southwest·txbarber.edu
6-yr Graduation
26%
Total enrollment
518
peer median 244
Avg net price
$28,639
+$8.6k vs peer
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About

Career Schools of Texas, formerly known as Texas Barber College, is a fully accredited career school located in Dallas and Houston, Texas. The institution offers programs in barbering and HVAC-R Technician, focusing on providing hands-on training for career-specific skills. It does not specify a founding year on the About page.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
26%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

5.8pp gap
Pell recipients
25%45 of 178
Non-Pell (all)
31%4 of 13
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%3 of 6
No Federal Aid
14%1 of 7

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.8-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.

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
74%
$15,262 debt · $20,535 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1988Next review Dec 2030

Action history · 14

  1. Jul 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Sep 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Jun 2024Removal of Show Cause Status
    Council on Occupational Education

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$28,680
$30–48k$28,153
$48–75k$29,140
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,639
+$8,606vs peer median $20,033
Federal loans
90.3%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 490 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
490
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,255,017 total
Direct Loans
$2.5M
752 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$955K
378 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
359 loan awards
Parent PLUS$119K
15 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 412 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (3.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
412
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.6%
2017
28.0%
2018
18.6%
2019
3.3%
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 Texas Barber College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
518
12-mo unduplicated
885
Undergraduate
885
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
78%691
Women
22%194

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
76.8%
Hispanic
18.9%
White
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Two or more
0.8%
Asian
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.70
1 offenses · 588 students

3-year trend

5.862 yrs ago4.501 yr ago1.70Latest
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
Weapons10
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
37.0:1

Texas Barber College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Texas Barber College 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
SubjectTexas Barber College
26%518$28,639
162$15,856
186$16,501
257$23,742
285$17,425
164$30,126
259$17,021
220$24,028
244$28,151
300$12,321
248$20,725
244$19,986
169$9,162
448$26,656
75$14,236
415$21,797
481$22,143
254$20,033
246$27,029
204$25,042
218$17,246
256$26,617
297$16,926
234$20,840
219$26,577
220$18,357
358$17,333
160$17,878
204$12,830
344$22,768
100.0%235$18,893
Peer group median26%100.0%244$20,033

Institutions like Texas Barber College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Texas Barber College's comparison group.

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Texas Barber College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Texas Barber College.

What is the graduation rate at Texas Barber College?

Texas Barber College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 26% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Texas Barber College?

Texas Barber College reports a total enrollment of 518 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Texas Barber College?

The average net price at Texas Barber College is $28,639 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Texas Barber College located?

Texas Barber College is located in Houston, Texas 77036.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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