The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs

Overview

Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 121 students in fall 2024. It is part of The Salon Professional Academy.

The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 107 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Mission

The Salon Professional Academy's goal is to graduate highly trained professionals who are prepared to work in 21st Century Salons and Spas. As a member of The Salon Professional Academy Franchise, we are dedicated to keeping our educational quality at the highest level in the cosmetology arts and sciences. Systems and programs are continually updated to stay abreast with our changing industry and to accelerate our student's success. In addition, we prepare our students to pass the Colorado State Board licensing exam.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

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.

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

91%

First-year retention, part-time students

72%

Student-to-faculty ratio

8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year

75

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

32

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

121

Undergraduates, fall 2024

121

Full-time, fall 2024

76%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

167

Full-time, 2024-25

56%

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

50%

Hispanic or Latino

20%

Black or African American

8%

Asian

4%

Two or more races

16%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2%

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 city

Academic calendar

Continuous

Part of

The Salon Professional Academy

Owner

Marla Knapp