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Private for-profit · Community college

Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Large city

#1 graduation rate in New Mexico
0%
Transfer rate
$13,175
Avg net price
94%
Grad / completion
—
Median earnings

Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Albuquerque, New Mexico (large city setting), enrolling 96 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 96 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. By the 1500s, there were around 20 Tiwa pueblos along a 60-mile (97 km) stretch of river from present-day Algodones to the Rio Puerco confluence south of Belen. Of these, 12 or 13 were densely clustered near present-day Bernalillo, and the remainder were spread out to the south. Albuquerque hosts the International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest gathering of hot-air balloons, taking place every October at Balloon Fiesta Park, with its 47-acre launch field. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
465 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) · major hub

How Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute compares

Graduation rate94%

Higher than 94% · #1 of 29 in New Mexico

First-year retention93%

Higher than 85%

Average net price$13,175

Cheaper than 57% · #22 cheapest of 30 in New Mexico

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment96

Larger than 27%

Percentiles compare Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New Mexico.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White11%
  • Black3.1%
  • Hispanic73%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
96
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
68%
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
34%

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 28 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New Mexico100%

Most first-years stay in state — Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute draws overwhelmingly from New Mexico.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$13,175

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
94%
First-year retention
93%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
—
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
—
Median debt at graduation
$6,333
Students with federal loans
54%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$100

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$13,196
$30–48k
—
$48–75k
$12,495
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
14.9″
Annual snow
23.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.42.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albuquerque Foothills NE, NM US station (3.2 mi from campus).

What Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
118 grads$17k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.