Private (for-profit)

Urban Barber College

Concord, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·urbanbarbercollege.com
6-yr Graduation
78%
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Total enrollment
224
peer median 224
Avg net price
$24,828
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About

Urban Barber College is a vocational institution located in California, with campuses in Concord, San Jose, and Modesto. It offers barbering programs and focuses on practical training in the barbering field.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
78%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

44.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
56%

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.

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
46%
$9,855 debt · $21,285 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 2017Next review Jan 2029

Action history · 7

  1. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Feb 2022Grant 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. Feb 2020Renewal 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,646
$30–48k$25,413
$48–75k$26,736
$75–110k$26,768
$110k+$24,986

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,828
vs peer median $24,828
Federal loans
68.0%

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, 258 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
258
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,298,398 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
459 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$450K
225 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$638K
231 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20K
3 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 74 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
74
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2018
33.3%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.0%
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 Urban Barber College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
224
12-mo unduplicated
341
Undergraduate
341
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
81%275
Women
19%66

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
56.4%
Black
22.7%
White
14.1%
Asian
3.1%
Unknown
1.8%
Non-resident
1.2%
Two or more
0.6%

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
20.20
2 offenses · 99 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago39.601 yr ago20.20Latest
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
2

By location

2total
  • Public property2

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
14.0:1

Campuses

The 1 campus that make up Urban Barber College.

IPEDS
  • CA

    Urban Barber College - Modesto

    Modesto, CA
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Frequently asked questions about Urban Barber College

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

What is the graduation rate at Urban Barber College?

Urban Barber College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 78% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Urban Barber College?

Urban Barber College reports a total enrollment of 224 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Urban Barber College?

The average net price at Urban Barber College is $24,828 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Urban Barber College located?

Urban Barber College is located in Concord, California 94520-2522.

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