Private (for-profit)

The Salon Professional Academy - San Jose

San Jose, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·tspasanjose.com
6-yr Graduation
95%
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Total enrollment
196
peer median 196
Avg net price
$18,460
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About

The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose is a beauty education institution located in San Jose, California. It offers programs in Master Cosmetology and Master Esthetics, and the specific founding year is not mentioned on the site.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
95%
Full-time retention
91%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
92%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-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.

FVT/GE

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
19%
$6,333 debt · $34,325 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 2013Next review Sep 2025

Action history · 9

  1. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Apr 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,204
$30–48k$17,821
$48–75k$20,831
$75–110k$21,098
$110k+$20,998

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

Avg net price (private)
$18,460
vs peer median $18,460
Federal loans
44.7%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 138 students received $606K in Pell grants, alongside $540K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
138
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$606K
$605,552 total
Direct Loans
$540K
209 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’22
0k
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0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$231K
98 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$298K
109 loan awards
Parent PLUS$11K
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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 98 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (6.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.1%
+3.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
98
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.4%
2017
7.3%
2018
9.3%
2019
6.1%
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 Tspasanjose

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
196
12-mo unduplicated
346
Undergraduate
346
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
2%7
Women
98%339

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
48.5%
White
28.1%
Asian
10.4%
Two or more
5.6%
Black
3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.0%
Unknown
0.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 233 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    24.0:1

    Grants & funding (1)

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

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tspasanjose.

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

    The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose reports a 6-year graduation rate of 95% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose?

    The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose reports a total enrollment of 196 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose is $18,460 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose located?

    The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose is located in San Jose, California 95129-5101.

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