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Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 47 students.

Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania offers certificates across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 71 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 17 to 1.

Mission

To be leaders in the educational field of Cosmetology & Barbering, delivering excellence to our students and clients, while enhancing our relationships with professional resources, our community, and sustaining theoretical and practical instruction, all while preparing our students for employment and to take the PA Cosmetology State Board Exam.

Mission statement as reported by Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
47
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
71
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 7

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 6
Education 1

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%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
55
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
47
Undergraduates, fall 2024
47
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
99
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
72%
Men
28%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
12%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
CEO/Program Director
Aynyess George
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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