Skip to content
SPA

The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Fargo, North Dakota. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 95 students.

The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo 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 128 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 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 North Dakota State Board licensing exam and preparation for employment.

Mission statement as reported by The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
95
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
128
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

Free, no obligation

Request information about The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo

Tell us which programs interest you and we will reply with details on this school and others like it.

  • Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
  • We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
  • We use your details only to respond to your request.
Your plans

Asking about The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Your details

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 3
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
93%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
104
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
24

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
95
Undergraduates, fall 2024
95
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
173
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
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
82%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%

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 city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
President
Jodi Brown
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates

Similar schools in North Dakota

All colleges in North Dakota
JSH
Private for-profit
Admission
Open
Students
72
Retention
85%
Programs
5
Campus
CosmetologyAesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care SpecialistNail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist +2
HA
Private for-profit

The Hair Academy

Bismarck, ND

Admission
Open
Students
65
Retention
60%
Programs
1
Campus
Cosmetology
JSH
Private for-profit
Admission
Open
Students
61
Retention
88%
Programs
5
Campus
CosmetologyAesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care SpecialistCosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor +2
LWT
Private for-profit
Admission
Open
Students
55
Programs
1
Awards 2024-25
104
Campus
Welding Technology
Get matched