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Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester

Rochester, New York Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Rochester, New York, Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 194 students in fall 2024.

Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Barbering. It awarded 236 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Mission

Continental's mission is to provide its students with a comprehensive education that includes the skills necessary to pass the New York State Board Examination and to become gainfully employed member of society. While striving to achieve its mission, Continental will look up to its students and treat them with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Mission statement as reported by Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
194
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
236
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 3

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 3

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
87%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
175
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
61

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
194
Undergraduates, fall 2024
194
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
357
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
92%
Men
8%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African American
27%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
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
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
President
Barbara Silver-Shumway
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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