The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers

Overview

The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers is a private for-profit career and technical school in Fort Myers, Florida. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 112 students in fall 2024.

The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers offers certificates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology and Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist. It awarded 98 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 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 Florda State Board licensing exam and preperation for employmnet.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

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.

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

83%

First-year retention, part-time students

93%

Student-to-faculty ratio

10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year

44

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

54

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

112

Undergraduates, fall 2024

112

Full-time, fall 2024

28%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

157

Full-time, 2024-25

53%

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

58%

Hispanic or Latino

18%

Black or African American

4%

Two or more races

13%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1%

Race or ethnicity unknown

6%

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

Small city

Academic calendar

Continuous

Director

Minsook Wermuth

Services and opportunities

Job placement for graduates

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program