Private for-profit · Community college
Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $11,710
- Avg net price
- 96%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 47 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 1719, John Harris, Sr., an English trader, settled here and 14 years later secured grants of 800 acres (3.2 km2) in this vicinity. In 1785, John Harris, Jr. made plans to lay out a town on his father's land, which he named Harrisburg. Harrisburg is the metropolitan center for some 400 communities. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Harrisburg, PA
- To the ocean
- 67 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to Harrisburg (MDT)
How Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania compares
Higher than 95% · #5 of 151 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 63% · #26 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 44%
Larger than 12%
Percentiles compare Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White32%
- Black21%
- Hispanic19%
- Asian17%
- Other or multiracial11%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 47
- Student–faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 13%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 55%
- Median family income
- $13,202
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $11,710
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 96%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,257
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 45.2″
- Annual snow
- 23.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrisburg 1 NE, PA US station (2.7 mi from campus).
What Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.