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The Professional Cosmetology Academy

Laredo, Texas Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

The Professional Cosmetology Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Laredo, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 146 students in fall 2024.

The Professional Cosmetology Academy offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Barbering. It awarded 86 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
146
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
86
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
13:1
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
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
38
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
48

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
146
Undergraduates, fall 2024
146
Full-time, fall 2024
45%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
209
Full-time, 2024-25
39%

Student body

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

Women
89%
Men
11%
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
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
CEFO
Noe Rodriguez
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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