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Career Academy of Hair Design

Springdale, Arkansas Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Career Academy of Hair Design is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Springdale, Arkansas. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 245 students.

Career Academy of Hair Design offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 165 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Mission

Career Academy of Hair Design equips students with the skills needed to gain employment in the field of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences and other related fields. The school assesses its performance against its stated objectives, documents the results of the assessment, and uses the assessment to maintain or improve institutional performance.

Mission statement as reported by Career Academy of Hair Design

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

245

Students enrolled

59%

First-year retention

165

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

13:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4

Cosmetology Certificate 85 graduates
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist Certificate 38 graduates
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist Certificate 33 graduates
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Certificate 9 graduates

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 59%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year: 80
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 85

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 245
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 245
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 403
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 97%
Men: 3%
White: 65%
Hispanic or Latino: 18%
Black or African American: 7%
Asian: 2%
Two or more races: 2%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Continuous
Chief Executive Officer: Marcia Livesay
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates