Private (for-profit)

The Salon Professional Academy - Melbourne

Melbourne, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·tspamelbourne.com
6-yr Graduation
86%
Total enrollment
163
peer median 102
Avg net price
$14,520
-$3.3k vs peer
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About

The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne is a vocational school located in Melbourne, Florida, specializing in beauty education. It offers programs in cosmetology, barbering, skin care, massage therapy, and nail specialty. The academy operates independently and caters to students with various beauty-related training needs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
86%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

9.7pp gap
Pell recipients
82%37 of 45
Non-Pell (all)
92%22 of 24
Subsidized loan, no Pell
93%14 of 15
No Federal Aid
89%8 of 9

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.7-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
38%
$6,333 debt · $16,637 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 1989Next review May 2027

Action history · 2

  1. Nov 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. 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$12,856
$30–48k$15,087
$48–75k$15,145
$75–110k$17,610
$110k+$17,610

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,520
-$3,256vs peer median $17,776
Federal loans
54.2%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 165 students received $752K in Pell grants, alongside $935K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
165
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$752K
$752,069 total
Direct Loans
$935K
322 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$391K
155 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$450K
148 loan awards
Parent PLUS$94K
19 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 89 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (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
89
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.3%
2017
2.2%
2018
8.8%
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 TSPA

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
163
12-mo unduplicated
269
Undergraduate
269
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%14
Women
95%255

Race / ethnicity composition

White
36.8%
Hispanic
20.3%
Unknown
17.2%
Two or more
12.3%
Black
11.0%
Asian
1.2%
Non-resident
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
0.00
0 offenses · 132 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    10.0:1

    TSPA vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions TSPA 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
    SubjectThe Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne
    86%163$14,520
    134$17,137
    113$12,492
    104$21,774
    88$19,085
    97$16,599
    88$22,501
    102
    104$14,029
    32$10,403
    94$19,849
    69$11,397
    100.0%95$18,137
    161$15,027
    184$9,170
    99$16,932
    86$14,294
    146$17,415
    101$26,387
    70$18,788
    172$12,667
    80$28,304
    64$15,077
    140$18,700
    181$25,666
    91$31,084
    104$16,164
    112$26,397
    182$28,170
    169$18,744
    100.0%57$28,130
    Peer group median86%100.0%102$17,776

    Institutions like TSPA

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

    Campuses

    The 2 campuses that make up The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne.

    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 The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about TSPA.

    What is the graduation rate at The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne?

    The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne reports a 6-year graduation rate of 86% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne?

    The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne reports a total enrollment of 163 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne?

    The average net price at The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne is $14,520 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne located?

    The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne is located in Melbourne, Florida 32904.

    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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