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The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose

San Jose, California Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose is a private for-profit career and technical school in San Jose, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 196 students in fall 2024.

The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose offers certificates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist and Cosmetology. It awarded 164 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 24 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 CA State Board licensing exam.

Mission statement as reported by The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
196
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
164
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
24:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

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.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2

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
91%
First-year retention, part-time students
83%
Student-to-faculty ratio
24:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
100
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
64

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
196
Undergraduates, fall 2024
196
Full-time, fall 2024
59%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
241
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
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
21%
Hispanic or Latino
53%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
9%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
President/CEO
ViolaWozniakowski
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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