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The Salon Professional Academy

Dagsboro, Delaware Private for-profit Less than 2-year Town

Overview

Located in Dagsboro, Delaware, The Salon Professional Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 81 students in fall 2024.

The Salon Professional Academy 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 81 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Mission

A culture of support and inclusivity for our students is at the very heart of what we are all about. We want our graduates to love and stay in this industry for a lifetime; innovating, educating, and elevating the profession to new heights! TSPA utilizes highly skilled educators who are passionate about the industry and their students and who pass on the training necessary for graduates to become leaders.

Mission statement as reported by The Salon Professional Academy

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
81
Students enrolled
89%
First-year retention
81
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
14:1
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 5

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
89%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
60
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
81
Undergraduates, fall 2024
81
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
160
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
98%
Men
2%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
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
Town
Academic calendar
Continuous
School Owner/ Director
John H. Cook
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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