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Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 279 students. It is part of EEG Inc..

Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia offers certificates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology and Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor. It awarded 94 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 51% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
279
Students enrolled
51%
First-year retention
94
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
23:1
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
51%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
9
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
85

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
279
Undergraduates, fall 2024
279
Full-time, fall 2024
52%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
473
Full-time, 2024-25
56%
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
94%
Men
6%
White
1%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
63%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
21%

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 city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
EEG Inc.
Chairman/CEO
Franklin K. Schoeneman
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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