Urban Academy of Beauty: 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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Urban Academy of Beauty is a private for-profit school with 20 students enrolled. This school is the only school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Academic Offerings

At Urban Academy of Beauty you can earn your 1-year certificate.

Majors
Offered
3
Urban Academy of Beauty deploys a continuous curriculum calendar system and provides 3 majors. The most popular concentrations are Cosmetology and Barbering and Hairstyling. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

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 positive sign. However, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at Urban Academy of Beauty is relatively low at 67% (close to New Mexico average). Considering this statistic, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student to faculty ratio at Urban Academy of Beauty is pretty decent: 14:1.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
No
The undergraduate application fee at Urban Academy of Beauty is $100.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Urban Academy of Beauty and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (505) 818-0697.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Urban Academy of Beauty, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses.

At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Urban Academy of Beauty.

Based on the college crime data, Urban Academy of Beauty appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Urban Academy of Beauty Location and Address

Postal Address:
Urban Academy of Beauty
1001 Golf Course Road #104 & #105
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
87124-2575, USA
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