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GA Beauty & Barber School

McAllen, Texas Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

GA Beauty & Barber School is a private for-profit career and technical school based in McAllen, Texas. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 171 students.

GA Beauty & Barber School offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Barbering, Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, and Cosmetology. It awarded 113 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Mission

The mission of GA Beauty & Barber School is to seek a high level of perfection and distinction in its faculty, students, and educational programs. Only through high quality education we will be able to provide graduates of all courses who will not only be successful but will be of service to their community. The course of study and the activities are directed to provide a solid foundation for our graduates in many opportunities available in the beauty industry. Our Mission establishes our shared accountability with our students for completion, licensure and placement in a desirable job and we strive for superior performance in each.

Mission statement as reported by GA Beauty & Barber School

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
171
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
113
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 6

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 6

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
85%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
55
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
58

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
171
Undergraduates, fall 2024
171
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
292
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
69%
Men
31%
White
1%
Hispanic or Latino
99%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

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

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Director
Maria Ascencio
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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