Blades School of Hair Design: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - Very BadSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Fair

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Blades School of Hair Design is a private for-profit school with 30 students enrolled. This institution was originated in 1986 and is the only college located in California, Maryland.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate is offered at Blades School of Hair Design.

Majors
Offered
1
Blades School of Hair Design follows a continuous curriculum calendar system and offers just one major: General Cosmetology. Read the details about Curriculum offered at this college and see the program Rating.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a good sign. Nevertheless, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Blades School of Hair Design is low at 56% (way below Maryland average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
56%
Bad
The graduation rate at Blades School of Hair Design is average: 63%. Approximately 2% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Blades School of Hair Design is pretty good -- 13:1.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
No
The undergraduate application fee at Blades School of Hair Design is $125.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Blades School of Hair Design and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (301) 862-9797.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Blades School of Hair Design, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At present there is no on-campus housing at Blades School of Hair Design.

Based on the college crime numbers, Blades School of Hair Design seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Blades School of Hair Design Location and Address

Postal Address:
Blades School of Hair Design
22576-316 MacArthur Blvd
California, Maryland
20619, USA
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