Enrollment Trends at Academy of Professional Cosmetology

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 101 where 115 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 171 students in 2024 and was lowest at 48 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 48 to 115 students, a net gain of 67 (139.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Academy of Professional Cosmetology since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	48	3	45
2016-17	65 17	3	62 17
2017-18	67 2	3	64 2
2018-19	77 10	2 -1	75 11
2019-20	83 6	0 -2	83 8
2020-21	115 32	5 5	110 27
2021-22	135 20	5	130 20
2022-23	135	5	130
2023-24	171 36	4 -1	167 37
2024-25	115 -56	3 -1	112 -55
Average	101	3	98

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.43%. The percentage was 77.08% 10 years ago and Academy of Professional Cosmetology still has a high percentage of white students. 1.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.74% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 39.13% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.08% to 50.43%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.08% to 1.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.00% to 1.74%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.67% to 39.13%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5896 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3776 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Academy of Professional Cosmetology over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	0	1	0	8	0	37	0
2016-17	0	1	0	10	0	51	0
2017-18	0	0	0	1	0	63	2
2018-19	0	1	4	8	0	62	1
2019-20	0	0	0	39	1	43	0
2020-21	1	5	3	16	1	81	7
2021-22	0	3	1	22	0	99	6
2022-23	0	3	1	22	0	98	7
2023-24	0	3	8	68	0	78	14
2024-25	1	2	2	45	2	58	5
Average	0	2	2	24	0	67	4

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Academy of Professional Cosmetology does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.