At Nashville Barber and Style Academy and Ambiance Beauty & Barber Academy, at least half of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The data includes students at schools receiving federal student aid who entered repayment on selected federal loans in 2014 and defaulted before the end of the second fiscal year.
Altogether, more than 4,700 institutions had 5.2 million borrowers in repayment in the 2014 cohort. And 585,402 of them were in default – a default rate of 11 percent.
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200 schools with highest default rates
School | City | State | Total number of borrowers | Number of borrowers in default | Default rate |
Nashville Barber And Style Academy | Madison | TN | 32 | 18 | 56.2 |
Ambiance Beauty & Barber Academy | Melbourne | FL | 34 | 17 | 50.0 |
Headquarters Academy Of Hair Design | Minot | ND | 32 | 15 | 46.8 |
Long Island Barber Institute (The) | Hempstead | NY | 41 | 17 | 41.4 |
United Tribes Technical College | Bismarck | ND | 128 | 53 | 41.4 |
Larry'S Barber College | Chicago | IL | 52 | 21 | 40.3 |
Rob Roy Academy | Taunton | MA | 82 | 32 | 39.0 |
Rob Roy Academy | Worcester | MA | 85 | 33 | 38.8 |
Cosmetic Arts Institute | Walterboro | SC | 89 | 34 | 38.2 |
Safford College Of Beauty Culture | Safford | AZ | 71 | 27 | 38.0 |
Academy Of Hair Design | Lufkin | OR | 56 | 21 | 37.5 |
Daymar College | Owensboro | OH | 362 | 134 | 37.0 |
Butte Academy Of Beauty Culture | Butte | MT | 30 | 11 | 36.6 |
Rob Roy Academy | Fall River | MA | 39 | 14 | 35.8 |
Summit Salon Academy | Tacoma | KY | 120 | 43 | 35.8 |
Everest College | Chesapeake | VA | 863 | 307 | 35.5 |
Transformed Barber & Cosmetology Academy | Kansas City | MO | 68 | 24 | 35.2 |
Alexander Academy | Lunenburg | MA | 37 | 13 | 35.1 |
Protege Academy | East Lansing | MI | 60 | 21 | 35.0 |
Woodruff Medical Training And Testing | Tucker | GA | 60 | 21 | 35.0 |
First Class Cosmetology School | Beloit | WI | 63 | 22 | 34.9 |
Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center | Culpeper | VA | 55 | 19 | 34.5 |
Total Image Beauty Academy | Union City | NJ | 55 | 19 | 34.5 |
Beauty Academy | Wenatchee | WA | 64 | 22 | 34.3 |
Paul Mitchell The School - Jersey Shore | Brick | NJ | 32 | 11 | 34.3 |
Cosmetology School Of Arts And Sciences | Burley | ID | 35 | 12 | 34.2 |
Kc'S School Of Hair Design | Pontotoc | MS | 47 | 16 | 34.0 |
Southeast Kentucky Community And Technical College | Cumberland | KY | 683 | 232 | 33.9 |
Jay'S Technical Institute | Houston | TX | 119 | 40 | 33.6 |
Virginia University Of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | VA | 235 | 79 | 33.6 |
Avant Gard The School | Brownsburg | IN | 30 | 10 | 33.3 |
Hinton Barber And Beauty College | Vallejo | CA | 30 | 10 | 33.3 |
Pryor Beauty College | Pryor | OK | 45 | 15 | 33.3 |
South Mountain Community College | Phoenix | AZ | 1,029 | 343 | 33.3 |
Concordia College Alabama | Selma | AL | 338 | 112 | 33.1 |
Wyotech | Ormond Beach | FL | 611 | 200 | 32.7 |
Advance Beauty Techs Academy | Corona | CA | 52 | 17 | 32.6 |
Everest University | Tampa | FL | 35,525 | 11,365 | 31.9 |
Hairmasters Institute Of Cosmetology | Bloomington | IL | 44 | 14 | 31.8 |
Tri-County Community College | Murphy | NC | 101 | 32 | 31.6 |
Northwest Hvac/R Association & Training | Spokane | WA | 35 | 11 | 31.4 |
Faris Technical Institute | Nederland | TX | 32 | 10 | 31.2 |
Memphis Institute Of Barbering | Memphis | TN | 122 | 38 | 31.1 |
Southern West Virginia Community And Technical College | Mt Gay | WV | 90 | 28 | 31.1 |
Florida Academy Of Health & Beauty | Oakland Park | FL | 58 | 18 | 31.0 |
Phoenix College | Phoenix | AZ | 3,145 | 975 | 31.0 |
Mycomputercareer.Com /Techskills | Westerville | IN | 55 | 17 | 30.9 |
Cybertex Institute Of Technology | Austin | TX | 52 | 16 | 30.7 |
Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College | Moorefield | WV | 115 | 35 | 30.4 |
Snead State Community College | Boaz | AL | 372 | 113 | 30.3 |
Branford Hall Career Institute | Parsippany | NJ | 842 | 254 | 30.1 |
Everest College | Thornton | VA | 3,043 | 917 | 30.1 |
Hamrick School | Medina | OH | 159 | 48 | 30.1 |
Josefs School Of Hair Design | Fargo | ND | 70 | 21 | 30.0 |
Pittsburgh Career Institute | Pittsburgh | PA | 608 | 183 | 30.0 |
Career Technical Institute | Washington | DC | 548 | 164 | 29.9 |
Everest College | Everett | CO | 1,141 | 342 | 29.9 |
International Barber & Style College | Nashville | TN | 127 | 38 | 29.9 |
Cheyney University Of Pennsylvania | Cheyney | PA | 613 | 183 | 29.8 |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College | Los Angeles | CA | 385 | 115 | 29.8 |
Louisburg College | Louisburg | NC | 449 | 134 | 29.8 |
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | NC | 880 | 263 | 29.8 |
Lake Lanier School Of Massage | Gainesville | GA | 141 | 42 | 29.7 |
Western Hills School Of Beauty & Hair Design | Cincinnati | OH | 131 | 39 | 29.7 |
Bennett Career Institute | Washington | DC | 118 | 35 | 29.6 |
Mendocino College | Ukiah | CA | 159 | 47 | 29.5 |
Beaufort County Community College | Washington | NC | 356 | 105 | 29.4 |
Cosmetology Careers Unlimited College Of Hair, Skin, And Nails | Duluth | MN | 68 | 20 | 29.4 |
D & L Academy Of Hair Design | Twin Falls | ID | 51 | 15 | 29.4 |
Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | IL | 139 | 41 | 29.4 |
Big Sandy Community And Technical College | Prestonsburg | KY | 960 | 282 | 29.3 |
Cr'U Institute Of Cosmetology And Barbering | Garden Grove | CA | 58 | 17 | 29.3 |
Louisiana Academy Of Beauty | Eunice | LA | 58 | 17 | 29.3 |
Real Barbers College (The) | Anaheim | CA | 75 | 22 | 29.3 |
Southern Technical College | Fort Myers | FL | 913 | 268 | 29.3 |
Arkansas College Of Barbering & Hair Design | North Little Rock | AR | 99 | 29 | 29.2 |
Copper Mountain College | Joshua Tree | CA | 123 | 36 | 29.2 |
Sae Institute Of Technology - Atlanta | Atlanta | GA | 140 | 41 | 29.2 |
Brightwood College | San Antonio | MD | 604 | 176 | 29.1 |
Daymar College | Clarksville | TN | 1,278 | 372 | 29.1 |
Robeson Community College | Lumberton | NC | 490 | 143 | 29.1 |
Beauty Academy Of South Florida | Hialeah Gardens | FL | 86 | 25 | 29.0 |
Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville | OH | 662 | 192 | 29.0 |
Professional Beauty School | Yakima | WA | 31 | 9 | 29.0 |
Everest Institute | San Antonio | MI | 8,970 | 2,596 | 28.9 |
L T International Beauty School | Philadelphia | PA | 76 | 22 | 28.9 |
Vance - Granville Community College | Henderson | NC | 335 | 97 | 28.9 |
Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute | Hudson | NC | 753 | 217 | 28.8 |
Dewolff Hairstyling And Cosmetology Institute | Albuquerque | NM | 59 | 17 | 28.8 |
Starting Points | Jersey City | NJ | 45 | 13 | 28.8 |
Gallipolis Career College | Gallipolis | OH | 87 | 25 | 28.7 |
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | GA | 572 | 164 | 28.6 |
Centro De Estudios Universitarios Xochicalco | Ensenada | FC | 84 | 24 | 28.5 |
Everest College | Henderson | NV | 2,270 | 648 | 28.5 |
Sebring Career Schools | Houston | TX | 88 | 25 | 28.4 |
French Academy Of Cosmetology | Spring Lake | MI | 46 | 13 | 28.2 |
Jamestown Business College | Jamestown | NY | 131 | 37 | 28.2 |
Talladega College | Talladega | AL | 503 | 142 | 28.2 |
Treasure Valley Community College | Ontario | OR | 1,248 | 353 | 28.2 |
Advanced Training Institute | Las Vegas | NV | 174 | 49 | 28.1 |
Credence Institute Of Beauty | Crossett | AR | 71 | 20 | 28.1 |
Hawaii Community College | Hilo | HI | 281 | 79 | 28.1 |
Long Beach City College | Long Beach | CA | 1,090 | 306 | 28.0 |
Mcdowell Technical Community College | Marion | NC | 139 | 39 | 28.0 |
Merritt College | Oakland | CA | 186 | 52 | 27.9 |
Nicolet Area Technical College | Rhinelander | WI | 419 | 117 | 27.9 |
Vatterott College | Berkeley | MO | 5,048 | 1,410 | 27.9 |
Brightwood Career Institute | Philadelphia | PA | 509 | 142 | 27.8 |
New School Center For Media | Albany | NY | 79 | 22 | 27.8 |
Selma University | Selma | AL | 298 | 83 | 27.8 |
University Of Rio Grande | Rio Grande | OH | 1,076 | 300 | 27.8 |
Roanoke Chowan Community College | Ahoskie | NC | 36 | 10 | 27.7 |
Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | GA | 442 | 122 | 27.6 |
Central State University | Wilberforce | OH | 937 | 258 | 27.5 |
Halifax Community College | Weldon | NC | 298 | 82 | 27.5 |
Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts In Chicago | Chicago | IL | 653 | 180 | 27.5 |
Queen City College | Clarksville | TN | 58 | 16 | 27.5 |
Blue Ridge Community And Technical College | Martinsburg | WV | 956 | 262 | 27.4 |
Carteret Community College | Morehead City | NC | 248 | 68 | 27.4 |
International Business College | Fort Wayne | TX | 259 | 71 | 27.4 |
Los Angeles Southwest College | Los Angeles | CA | 113 | 31 | 27.4 |
Pierpont Community & Technical College | Fairmont | WV | 1,286 | 353 | 27.4 |
Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | NC | 667 | 183 | 27.4 |
Western Nevada College | Carson City | NV | 510 | 140 | 27.4 |
East Central Community College | Decatur | MS | 652 | 178 | 27.3 |
Helms College | Macon | GA | 84 | 23 | 27.3 |
Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | NC | 377 | 103 | 27.3 |
Central Alabama Community College | Alexander City | AL | 674 | 184 | 27.2 |
Keene Beauty Academy | Keene | NH | 33 | 9 | 27.2 |
Renaissance Academie | Provo | UT | 55 | 15 | 27.2 |
Sae Institute Of Technology, New York | New York | NY | 154 | 42 | 27.2 |
Great Lakes Christian College | Lansing | MI | 81 | 22 | 27.1 |
Brightwood College | San Diego | TX | 1,402 | 379 | 27.0 |
Evans Hairstyling College Of Cedar City | Cedar City | UT | 37 | 10 | 27.0 |
Headmasters School Of Hair Design | Lewiston | ID | 37 | 10 | 27.0 |
Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | NM | 4,663 | 1,258 | 26.9 |
Hiwassee College | Madisonville | TN | 78 | 21 | 26.9 |
New Age Training | New York | NY | 52 | 14 | 26.9 |
New River Community And Technical College | Beaver | WV | 760 | 205 | 26.9 |
Sae Institute Of Technology - Miami | North Miami Beach | FL | 115 | 31 | 26.9 |
Tom P. Haney Technical Center | Panama City | FL | 52 | 14 | 26.9 |
Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts | San Francisco | OR | 1,480 | 397 | 26.8 |
Washington County Community College | Calais | ME | 138 | 37 | 26.8 |
Fort Worth Beauty School | Fort Worth | TX | 127 | 34 | 26.7 |
Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine | NC | 71 | 19 | 26.7 |
Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | TX | 543 | 145 | 26.7 |
Rust College | Holly Springs | MS | 419 | 112 | 26.7 |
Florida Barber Academy | Plantation | FL | 210 | 56 | 26.6 |
Warren County Career Center | Lebanon | OH | 184 | 49 | 26.6 |
Ashland Community And Technical College | Ashland | KY | 1,016 | 270 | 26.5 |
Everest Institute | Southfield | TX | 1,236 | 328 | 26.5 |
International College Of Broadcasting | Dayton | OH | 64 | 17 | 26.5 |
Vanity School Of Cosmetology | Sheffield Village | OH | 49 | 13 | 26.5 |
Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | NC | 3,966 | 1,049 | 26.4 |
North American University | Stafford | TX | 34 | 9 | 26.4 |
Paine College | Augusta | GA | 385 | 102 | 26.4 |
Ross Medical Education Center | Cincinnati | MI | 1,299 | 344 | 26.4 |
Sae Institute Of Technology, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 117 | 31 | 26.4 |
Wyotech | Laramie | WY | 2,552 | 675 | 26.4 |
Alliance City Schools Career Centre | Alliance | OH | 76 | 20 | 26.3 |
City Colleges Of Chicago - Kennedy King College | Chicago | IL | 1,158 | 305 | 26.3 |
Fullerton College | Fullerton | CA | 517 | 136 | 26.3 |
Haywood Community College | Clyde | NC | 190 | 50 | 26.3 |
University Of South Carolina - Union | Union | SC | 197 | 52 | 26.3 |
Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | NC | 292 | 77 | 26.3 |
Clark State Community College | Springfield | OH | 2,287 | 600 | 26.2 |
Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts | Austin | CA | 270 | 71 | 26.2 |
Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | NC | 411 | 108 | 26.2 |
Southcentral Kentucky Community And Technical College | Bowling Green | KY | 1,156 | 303 | 26.2 |
Terra State Community College | Fremont | OH | 1,060 | 278 | 26.2 |
Livingstone College | Salisbury | NC | 444 | 116 | 26.1 |
Rob Roy Academy | New Bedford | MA | 134 | 35 | 26.1 |
Springfield College Of Beauty | Springfield | OR | 65 | 17 | 26.1 |
Everest College | Woodbridge | CO | 696 | 181 | 26.0 |
Mississippi Institute Of Aesthetics, Nails, & Cosmetology | Clinton | MS | 46 | 12 | 26.0 |
Stark State College | North Canton | OH | 5,718 | 1,492 | 26.0 |
International School Of Beauty | Palm Desert | CA | 154 | 40 | 25.9 |
Reading Area Community College | Reading | PA | 1,788 | 464 | 25.9 |
Unitech Training Academy | Lafayette | LA | 1,078 | 280 | 25.9 |
Wichita Technical Institute | Wichita | KS | 858 | 223 | 25.9 |
Daymar College | New Boston | KY | 975 | 252 | 25.8 |
Pitt Community College | Winterville | NC | 2,274 | 587 | 25.8 |
Academy Of Salon And Spa | Fort Smith | AR | 66 | 17 | 25.7 |
Specs Howard School Of Media Arts | Southfield | MI | 521 | 134 | 25.7 |
Bladen Community College | Dublin | NC | 78 | 20 | 25.6 |
Charles Stewart Mott Community College | Flint | MI | 3,728 | 958 | 25.6 |
Eclips School Of Cosmetology And Barbering | Overland | MO | 113 | 29 | 25.6 |
Everest College | Colorado Springs | WA | 1,721 | 442 | 25.6 |
Harris School Of Business | Cherry Hill | NJ | 1,310 | 336 | 25.6 |
Nuvani Institute | San Antonio | TX | 39 | 10 | 25.6 |
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | NC | 1,072 | 274 | 25.5 |
Carver Bible College | Atlanta | GA | 43 | 11 | 25.5 |
Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | NC | 719 | 184 | 25.5 |
Elmira Business Institute | Elmira | NY | 337 | 86 | 25.5 |
Laney College | Oakland | CA | 176 | 45 | 25.5 |
Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | IL | 712 | 182 | 25.5 |
Sunnyside Beauty Academy | Sunnyside | WA | 43 | 11 | 25.5 |
Texas College | Tyler | TX | 465 | 119 | 25.5 |
Yavapai College | Prescott | AZ | 771 | 197 | 25.5 |
Aspen Beauty Academy - Laurel | Laurel | MD | 51 | 13 | 25.4 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid Office