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Gerbers Akron Beauty School

Akron, Ohio Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Gerbers Akron Beauty School is a private for-profit career and technical school in Akron, Ohio. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 39 students in fall 2024.

Gerbers Akron Beauty School offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Cosmetology. It awarded 53 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

Students enrolled

50%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

8:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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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

Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist Certificate 31 graduates
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist Certificate 12 graduates
Cosmetology Certificate 10 graduates

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: 50%
First-year retention, part-time students: 40%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year: 43
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 10

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 39
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 39
Full-time, fall 2024: 64%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 102
Full-time, 2024-25: 68%
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: 97%
Men: 3%
White: 21%
Hispanic or Latino: 1%
Black or African American: 37%
Asian: 7%
Two or more races: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 28%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Midsize city
Academic calendar: Differs by program
President: Rita Mako
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates