The Salon Professional Academy
About
The Salon Professional Academy (TSPA) is a beauty education institution located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. It offers programs in Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Educator Training. The founding year is not mentioned, and details about the size of the institution are not provided.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 18 students received $114K in Pell grants, alongside $151K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Academic programs at Salon Professional Academy
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Salon Professional Academy vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Salon Professional Academy selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe Salon Professional Academy | 89% | — | 80 | $16,270 | — |
| — | 88.9% | 55 | $11,495 | — | |
| — | — | 123 | $21,011 | — | |
| — | — | 63 | $18,139 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $11,391 | — | |
| — | — | 48 | $10,779 | — | |
| — | — | 52 | $10,866 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $16,955 | — | |
| — | — | 70 | $18,186 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $15,253 | — | |
| — | — | 84 | $16,162 | — | |
| — | — | 74 | $18,352 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $14,158 | — | |
| — | — | 41 | $14,542 | — | |
| — | — | 34 | $17,127 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $36,880 | — | |
| — | — | 42 | $18,033 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $22,158 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $17,263 | — | |
| — | — | 19 | $22,366 | — | |
| — | — | 101 | $12,494 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $24,006 | — | |
| — | — | 59 | $25,745 | — | |
| — | — | 113 | $16,608 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $18,242 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $2,933 | — | |
| — | — | 49 | $19,730 | — | |
| — | — | 112 | $16,754 | — | |
| — | — | 56 | $16,491 | — | |
| — | — | 71 | $17,560 | — | |
| — | — | 43 | $15,563 | — | |
| Peer group median | 89% | 88.9% | 59 | $16,955 |
Institutions like Salon Professional Academy
Explore the federal data for institutions in Salon Professional Academy's comparison group.
- North Carolina
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate88.9%Enrollment55Net price$11,495View data - Arkansas
Arkansas Technical School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment123Net price$21,011View data - Tennessee
Arnolds Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment63Net price$18,139View data - California
California Barber and Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$11,391View data - Ohio
Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment48Net price$10,779View data - Illinois
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment52Net price$10,866View data - Georgia
Empire Beauty School-Augusta
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$16,955View data - Colorado
Empire Beauty School-Aurora
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment70Net price$18,186View data - Tennessee
Empire Beauty School-Jackson
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$15,253View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-Monroeville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment84Net price$16,162View data - Tennessee
Image Maker Beauty Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price$18,352View data - California
John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$14,158View data - California
KC Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment41Net price$14,542View data - California
Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment34Net price$17,127View data - California
Lyle's College of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$36,880View data - Texas
Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment42Net price$18,033View data - Texas
Natural Images Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$22,158View data - Michigan
Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$17,263View data - Idaho
Paul Mitchell the School-Twin Falls
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19Net price$22,366View data - Oregon
Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment101Net price$12,494View data - Indiana
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Richmond
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$24,006View data - California
Southern California College of Barber and Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment59Net price$25,745View data - Ohio
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment113Net price$16,608View data - Michigan
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$18,242View data - Texas
Texas Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$2,933View data - Pennsylvania
The Beauty Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment49Net price$19,730View data - Texas
Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment112Net price$16,754View data - Pennsylvania
Venus Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment56Net price$16,491View data - Tennessee
Vibe Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment71Net price$17,560View data - Arkansas
Washington Barber College Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment43Net price$15,563View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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