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South Hills Beauty Academy

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

Overview

Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, South Hills Beauty Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 183 students. It is part of Beauty World Corporation.

South Hills Beauty Academy offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, and Cosmetology. It awarded 163 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 97% 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
183
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
163
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

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

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
97%
First-year retention, part-time students
95%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
122
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
41

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
183
Undergraduates, fall 2024
183
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
252
Full-time, 2024-25
58%
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
66%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
1%
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
Part of
Beauty World Corporation
Owner Director
Mary Pernatozzi
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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