Academic calendar
Rolling Monthly Program Starts runs Dec 16, 2025 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Rolling Monthly Program StartsRolling Monthly Start Schedule 2025-2026Relevant now
- July 2026 Class StartMonthly Start - July 2026
- August 2026 Class StartMonthly Start - August 2026
- Monthly Start - September 2026September 2026 Class Start (1)
- September 2026 Class Start (2)
- Monthly Start - October 2026
- October 2026 Class Start
- Monthly Start - November 2026
Campus language
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C
- Cosmo
- Shorthand for the Cosmetology program or a student enrolled in it.
F
- FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid, used by students to fund their vocational training.
- Floor Hours
- The specific hours students spend working on clients to meet graduation requirements.
N
- NACCAS
- National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, the body that accredits the academy's programs.
- NMBC
- New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists, the state regulatory agency for licenses.
P
- Practical
- Hands-on technical work or demonstrations performed on mannequins or live models.
S
- State Board
- The final practical and written examination required to become a licensed professional.
T
- The Floor
- The clinical area where students perform hair, skin, and nail services on public clients to earn required hours.
- The Kit
- The professional set of tools (shears, clippers, products) students receive and must maintain.
- Theory
- The academic portion of the curriculum involving textbooks and written tests.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Clocking In
- The mandatory daily process of recording attendance hours via the school's time-tracking system.
- Milady
- The brand name of the standard textbooks and online CIMA platform used for the curriculum.
- Phase 1
- The initial 10-15% of the program where students learn fundamentals in a classroom setting before advancing to the clinic floor.
- R-code
- A specific designation in the student record or time-tracking system related to remedial hours or specific state requirements.
- San Mateo
- The primary street location in Albuquerque used to identify the campus site.
- SAP
- Satisfactory Academic Progress; the minimum attendance and grade percentage required to remain in good standing.
- The Academy
- The primary instructional facility located at 5400 San Mateo Blvd NE in Albuquerque.
- The Catalog
- The official student handbook and policy guide that governs attendance, dress code, and graduation requirements.
- The Floor
- The main clinic area where students perform supervised services on public clients.
- Theory Room
- The designated classroom area for lecture-based learning and textbook study.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Rolling Monthly Program Starts runs Dec 16, 2025 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.