Enrollment Trends at First Class Cosmetology School

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 77 where 92 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 104 students in 2024 and was lowest at 48 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 62 to 92 students, a net gain of 30 (48.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at First Class Cosmetology School since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	62	19	43
2016-17	68 6	16 -3	52 9
2017-18	48 -20	4 -12	44 -8
2018-19	63 15	7 3	56 12
2019-20	75 12	4 -3	71 15
2020-21	74 -1	7 3	67 -4
2021-22	87 13	9 2	78 11
2022-23	98 11	13 4	85 7
2023-24	104 6	11 -2	93 8
2024-25	92 -12	9 -2	83 -10
Average	77	10	67

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.13%. The percentage was 46.77% 10 years ago and First Class Cosmetology School still has a high percentage of white students. 3.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.70% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 18.48% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 46.77% to 64.13%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 3.26%. Black student enrollment decreased from 40.32% to 8.70%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.90% to 18.48%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5460 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6020 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	0	0	25	8	0	29	0
2016-17	0	0	23	9	0	36	0
2017-18	0	0	10	9	0	29	0
2018-19	0	1	12	9	0	40	0
2019-20	0	0	16	13	0	46	0
2020-21	0	0	13	16	0	45	0
2021-22	0	0	20	23	0	44	0
2022-23	0	0	27	20	0	51	0
2023-24	0	0	17	24	0	62	0
2024-25	0	3	8	17	0	59	0
Average	0	0	17	15	0	44	0

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

First Class Cosmetology School does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.