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The Salon Professional Academy

Rapid City, South Dakota Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

The Salon Professional Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school in Rapid City, South Dakota. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 80 students in fall 2024.

The Salon Professional Academy 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 61 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 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 out changing industry and to accelerate our student's success. In addition, we prepare our students to pass the South Dakota state board licensing exam which is required to pursue employment.

Mission statement as reported by The Salon Professional Academy

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
80
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
61
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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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
100%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
38
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
23

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
80
Undergraduates, fall 2024
80
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
122
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
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
100%
Men
0%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
11%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
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
Small city
Academic calendar
Continuous
President
Wendy Johnston
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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