Private (for-profit)

Trenz Beauty Academy

Calumet City, Illinois·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Great Lakes·trenzbeautyacademy.com
6-yr Graduation
61%
Total enrollment
109
peer median 109
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
61%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

83.0pp gap
Pell recipients
17%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 83.0-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
75%
$15,409 debt · $20,654 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 2012Next review Sep 2025

Action history · 14

  1. Nov 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Apr 2023Removal of Monitoring Status
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Nov 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Nov 2021Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 65 students received $247K in Pell grants, alongside $210K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
65
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$247K
$247,056 total
Direct Loans
$210K
86 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$93K
43 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$117K
43 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, 1 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
89
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.5%
2017
11.4%
2018
7.3%
2019
1.1%
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 Trenz Beauty Academy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
109
12-mo unduplicated
191
Undergraduate
191
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
2%4
Women
98%187

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
95.9%
Hispanic
2.7%
Unknown
1.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.81
1 offenses · 128 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago7.81Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

Robbery
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
25.0:1

Frequently asked questions about Trenz Beauty Academy

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Trenz Beauty Academy.

What is the graduation rate at Trenz Beauty Academy?

Trenz Beauty Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Trenz Beauty Academy?

Trenz Beauty Academy reports a total enrollment of 109 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Trenz Beauty Academy located?

Trenz Beauty Academy is located in Calumet City, Illinois 60409.

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