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The Professional Hair Design Academy

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Private for-profit 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

The Professional Hair Design Academy is a private for-profit two-year institution in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 60 students.

The Professional Hair Design Academy offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology and Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage. It awarded 42 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Mission

The intent, purpose & principal objective of the courses offered by The Professional Hair Design Academy is to train & graduate professionals in Cosmetology, Nail Technology, Massage Therapy & Cosmetology Instruction with poise, appearance and proficiency capable of licensure & professional practice in an entry level position in the relevant field of their choice.

Mission statement as reported by The Professional Hair Design Academy

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
60
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
42
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
9:1
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
88%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
16
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
26

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
60
Undergraduates, fall 2024
60
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
101
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
96%
Men
4%
White
93%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
1%

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 suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Chief Executive Officer
William Rauckman
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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