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Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork

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

Overview

Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 402 students.

Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 174 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
402
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
174
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

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 4
Health Professions 1

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
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
59%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
130
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
44

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
402
Undergraduates, fall 2024
402
Full-time, fall 2024
5%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
576
Full-time, 2024-25
8%
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
99%
Men
1%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

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

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
CEO
Deborah A Dunn
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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