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Lu Ross Academy

Ventura, California Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Ventura, California, Lu Ross Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 229 students in fall 2024.

Lu Ross Academy offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Barbering. It awarded 226 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
229
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
226
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

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

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
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
114
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
112

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
229
Undergraduates, fall 2024
229
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
428
Full-time, 2024-25
71%
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
78%
Men
22%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
77%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

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
Differs by program
President
Ken Boyle
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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