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Empire Beauty School-Reading

Reading, Pennsylvania Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Empire Beauty School-Reading is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 90 students in fall 2024. It is part of EEG Inc..

Empire Beauty School-Reading offers certificates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology and Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor. It awarded 49 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
90
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
49
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
15:1
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
81%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
4
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
45

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
90
Undergraduates, fall 2024
90
Full-time, fall 2024
57%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
147
Full-time, 2024-25
61%
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
98%
Men
2%
White
31%
Hispanic or Latino
43%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

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
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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