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Charleston School of Beauty Culture

Charleston, West Virginia Private for-profit 2-year Small city

Overview

Charleston School of Beauty Culture is a private for-profit two-year institution in Charleston, West Virginia. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 46 students in fall 2024.

Charleston School of Beauty Culture offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Barbering, and Cosmetology. It awarded 33 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Mission

The overall mission of our institution is to provide education and training to our students, which will enable them to successfully pass their state board exam, obtain licensure and become successfully employed in the industry. The instructional staff possesses the skills required to provide necessary training, and we aspire to produce capable, productive stylists, barbers, aestheticians and nail technicians that exhibit the determination, skills, ability and the desire to succeed in the salon environment. Each student will not only receive instruction and exposure to essential technical skills and equipment, but also the opportunity for hands on, supervised work with the public.

Mission statement as reported by Charleston School of Beauty Culture

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
46
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
33
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 5

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 5

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
70%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
9
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
46
Undergraduates, fall 2024
46
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
91
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
68%
Men
32%
White
76%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

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

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Continuous
President
Judy C. Hall
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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