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Ruben's Five Star Academy

Lake Wales, Florida Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Ruben's Five Star Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school in Lake Wales, Florida. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 22 students.

Ruben's Five Star Academy offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Barbering, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 23 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

Mission

Our mission is to provide quality accessible education to students in pursue of a technical career.

Mission statement as reported by Ruben's Five Star Academy

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
22
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
23
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 3

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 3

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
88%
Student-to-faculty ratio
5:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
7

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
22
Undergraduates, fall 2024
22
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
35
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
29%
Men
71%
White
6%
Hispanic or Latino
77%
Black or African American
14%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

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

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
CEO/President
Maximo Javier
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling

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