Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute

Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute is a private, for-profit beauty school at 1512 Eubank Blvd NE in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has been accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) since September 2016 and is approved by the New Mexico Higher Education Department; it participates in federal Title IV financial aid under federal school code 042716. Avenue Academy identifies itself as the first Redken Premier cosmetology school in New Mexico and is also a Dermalogica partnership school. Programs include a 1,600-hour cosmetology program, a 600-hour esthiology program, a nail technology program, and a 500-hour educator certification program, with a master makeup artistry program announced; published tuition includes books and the student kit. Coursework combines classroom theory with hands-on practice and prepares graduates to sit for state board licensing exams. Federal IPEDS data for the school report an enrollment of 96 students, a 20-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, a 93 percent first-to-second-year retention rate, and a 94 percent overall graduation rate within 150 percent of normal program time. The school has an open admission policy.