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La Baron Hairdressing Academy, Massachusetts

Overview of La Baron Hairdressing Academy

The main campus of La Baron is in New Bedford, Massachusetts (a small city). The school is a private, for-profit school. La Baron offers degrees up to the Certificate.

Areas of Study

The school students most commonly major in a field related to personal services and beauty and cosmetology.

La Baron Selectivity

La Baron admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 50 enrolled students. Females make the bulk of the student body at La Baron.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting La Baron

La Baron Hairdressing Academy
281 Union St
New Bedford, MA 02740
General Phone: (508) 993-1309
Admissions Phone: (508) 996-6611
Financial Aid Phone: (508) 993-1309

La Baron Programs and Degrees (2005)

La Baron awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Beauty And Cosmetology101cosmetology, manicurist

Number of programs and degrees for La Baron in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Award of less than 1 academic year1012

La Baron Student Body

In 2005, La Baron had a total enrollment of 50 students (38 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White78%
Black11%
Hispanic12%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 184%
18-1934%
20-2113%
22-2421%
25-2911%
30-344%
35-398%
40-494%
50-642%

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

ResidencePercent
Massachusetts100%

La Baron Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time80 %
Part-Time80 %

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

ItemPercent
Graduating83%

La Baron Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of New Bedford, Massachusetts for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

La Baron Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Admissions Phone Number: (508) 996-6611

La Baron Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Financial Aid:
La Baron participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 2325700)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (508) 993-1309

La Baron Degree Programs (2005)

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

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La Baron Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets La Baron Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in beauty and cosmetology
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%La Baron % of degrees in beauty and cosmetology
% of degrees in personal services
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%La Baron % of degrees in personal services
Female % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 10%La Baron Female % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Offers part-time study

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