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Cutting Edge Academy

Succasunna, New Jersey Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Cutting Edge Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school in Succasunna, New Jersey. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 99 students.

Cutting Edge Academy offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Barbering, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 75 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Mission

To successfully prepare each student for the New Jersey licensing practical and written examinations, utilizing the high standards set by today’s industry of top professionals. We will educate graduates to secure job placement behind the chair not just along the side of the chair, or wherever your dreams may take you.

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Key figures

Open

Admission policy

Students enrolled

94%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

16:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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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

Cosmetology Certificate 40 graduates
Barbering Certificate 19 graduates
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist Certificate 16 graduates
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist Certificate
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Certificate

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: 94%
First-year retention, part-time students: 100%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1

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: 59

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 99
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 99
Full-time, fall 2024: 73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 143
Full-time, 2024-25: 70%
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: 82%
Men: 18%
White: 64%
Hispanic or Latino: 26%
Black or African American: 6%
Asian: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 3%
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%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Differs by program
Owner: Lynne Cianicullo
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members: Dedicated veterans contact