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Altoona Beauty School Inc

Altoona, Pennsylvania Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Altoona Beauty School Inc is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 70 students.

Altoona Beauty School Inc offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Cosmetology. It awarded 88 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
70
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
88
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
100%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
65
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
23

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
70
Undergraduates, fall 2024
70
Full-time, fall 2024
61%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
135
Full-time, 2024-25
49%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
96%
Men
4%
White
90%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
4%
Two or more races
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Director of Education
Kimberly Smith
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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