Career Programs at American Barber and Beauty Academy

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at American Barber and Beauty Academy is Barbering/Barber. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $19,600 and the national average is $14,546.

Its tuition is much higher than national average of Barbering/Barber program. The length of the program is 1250 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 11 months.

The following table shows the 6 largest vocational programs at American Barber and Beauty Academy with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

6 Largest Career Programs at American Barber and Beauty Academy
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Barbering/Barber	$19,600	$14,546	$1,050	1250 Contact Hours	11 Months
2	Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	$18,575	$16,042	$2,225	1250 Contact Hours	9 Months
3	Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	$7,000	$9,978	$800	400 Contact Hours	4 Months
4	Barbering/Barber	$11,280	$14,546	$1,050	695 Contact Hours	7 Months
5	Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	$10,208	$16,042	$2,225	695 Contact Hours	5 Months
6	Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	$5,200	$16,042	$600	600 Contact Hours	5 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at American Barber and Beauty Academy is $7,150 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all career programs and costs for some program may quietly differ from the average cost.

American Barber and Beauty Academy offers the alternative tuition plans .

40% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,577 (exclude student loans).

American Barber and Beauty Academy 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$7,150
Books & Supplies	$1,050
Off-Campus Room & Board	$18,470
Off-Campus Expenses	$6,489
Average Financial Amount	$4,577

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

American Barber and Beauty Academy offers 5 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 69 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at American Barber and Beauty Academy
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	3	54
2 Years Certificate	2	15
Total	5	69

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

54 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
15 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate
1-2 Years Certificate

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	1	-
Barbering/Barber	✕	4	-
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	✕	49	-
	Total	54

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	4	-
Barbering/Barber	✕	11	-
	Total	15

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 131 students are attending at American Barber and Beauty Academy. There are 1 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 6 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 5 (full-time) and 6 (part-time).

American Barber and Beauty Academy 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	131
Number of Faculty	7
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

Student Population at American Barber and Beauty Academy

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 120 students enrolled into American Barber and Beauty Academy. By gender, 26 male and 94 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for American Barber and Beauty Academy.

Student Population By Gender
American Barber and Beauty Academy
	Total	Male	Female
Total	120	26	94
Full-time	120	26	94

There are 44 White (36.67%), 7 Black/African American (5.83%), 57 Hispanic (47.50%), and 68 students with other races attending American Barber and Beauty Academy.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at American Barber and Beauty Academy
	Total	Male	Female
Total	120	26	94
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	7	2	5
Hispanic	57	18	39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	44	4	40
Two More	11	2	9
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

By age range, at American Barber and Beauty Academy, 47 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.17% of total students), 20 students are aged below 20 (16.67%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at American Barber and Beauty Academy
	Total	Male	Female
Total	120	26	94
Age 18-19	20	1	19
Age 20-21	24	3	21
Age 22-24	23	6	17
Age 25-29	32	8	24
Age 30-34	13	4	9
Age 35-39	5	3	2
Age 40-49	3	1	2

Directory and Accreditation Information

American Barber and Beauty Academy is accredited by National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc. (12/7/2015 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of American Barber and Beauty Academy.

733 Lancaster Avenue, Reading, PA

610-927-5664

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

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