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The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne

Melbourne, Florida Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne is a private for-profit career and technical school in Melbourne, Florida. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 163 students in fall 2024.

The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other, and Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist. It awarded 155 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 94% 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 Florida State Board licensing exam and for employment.

Mission statement as reported by The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
163
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
155
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 6

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
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
94%
First-year retention, part-time students
60%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
93
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
62

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
163
Undergraduates, fall 2024
163
Full-time, fall 2024
64%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
269
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
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
95%
Men
5%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
14%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

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
President
Kristen Kohl
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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