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Hicks Academy Of Beauty Culture, Virginia

Overview of Hicks Academy Of Beauty Culture

Hicks is in a medium-sized city, in Portsmouth, Virginia. The school is classified as a private, for-profit college. Students at Hicks earn degrees up to the Certificate.

Areas of Study

The most common major fields study at the school include personal services and beauty and cosmetology.

Hicks Selectivity

All qualified applicants are admitted as Hicks offers open admission.

Faculty

Some professors at the school are awarded tenure, allowing the school to retain good faculty members.

Student Body

Hicks, in 2005, had 44 students (44 full-time equivalent). A larger than average share of the students at the school are minorities.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Hicks Academy of Beauty Culture is a privately owned educational facility that provides vocational education in Cosmetology, Barber/stylist and Nail Technology. Hicks Academy is dedicated to the ideals of professionalism, offering a training program that prepares students for an exciting and rewarding career in the beauty industry."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Hicks

Hicks Academy Of Beauty Culture
904 Loudoun Avenue
Portsmouth, VA 23707

Hicks Programs and Degrees (2005)

Hicks awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Beauty And Cosmetology25cosmetology, manicurist, barber

Number of programs and degrees for Hicks in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years242
Award of less than 1 academic year11

Hicks Student Body

In 2005, Hicks had a total enrollment of 44 students (44 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
Black100%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 185%
18-195%
20-2122%
22-2418%
25-2928%
30-3415%
40-495%
50-642%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Virginia100%

Hicks Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time75 %

Graduation and Transfer Rates (2004):
(Graduation rate is percent of students graduating within 150% of the normal time.)

ItemPercent
Graduating44%

Hicks Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Portsmouth, Virginia for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Virginia Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Hicks Faculty

Hicks has a tenure system for faculty.

Hicks Degree Programs (2005)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY
Barbering/Barber
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist

Hicks Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Hicks Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Hicks Minority % of student body
% of degrees in personal services
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Hicks % of degrees in personal services
% of degrees in beauty and cosmetology
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Hicks % of degrees in beauty and cosmetology
Female % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Hicks Female % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Career placement services
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching

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