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Cutting Edge Barber Academy

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

Overview

Cutting Edge Barber Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 22 students.

Cutting Edge Barber Academy offers certificates across 2 programs, the largest being Barbering. It awarded 17 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 96% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Mission

The mission of Cutting Edge Barber Academy is to teach, equip, and inspire the future generation of barbers and barber teachers. Our primary objective is to prepare our students to meet and exceed the requirements necessary to become a licensed barber or licensed barber instructor in Pennsylvania. By promoting personal and professional development and upholding our students to high standards, our graduates will possess the desired habits, values, knowledge, and skill set needed for entry-level employment. We are committed to being leaders in the barbering and beauty industry by cultivating successful professionals and delivering excellence to our students and clients.

Mission statement as reported by Cutting Edge Barber Academy

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
22
Students enrolled
96%
First-year retention
17
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 2

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 2

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
96%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
17

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
22
Undergraduates, fall 2024
22
Full-time, fall 2024
68%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
34
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
12%
Men
88%
White
12%
Hispanic or Latino
53%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
15%

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
Owner/Director of Education/Instructor
Amit Corso
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates

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