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Steven Papageorge Hair Academy

Chicago, Illinois Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Steven Papageorge Hair Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school in Chicago, Illinois. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 60 students.

Steven Papageorge Hair Academy offers certificates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology and Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor. It awarded 19 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Mission

THE SCHOOLS PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD EXAM AND BE CAPABLE OF BEGINNING THEIR COSMETOLOGY CAREER. THE STUDENT SHOULD BE QUALIFIED TO ENTER THE JOB MARKET AS A SKILLED COSMETOLOGIST

Mission statement as reported by Steven Papageorge Hair Academy

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
60
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
19
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
17:1
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
100%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
19

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
60
Undergraduates, fall 2024
60
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
74
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
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
91%
Men
9%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
36%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
4%

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
Director
Steven Papageorge
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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