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Largest cosmetology, barber nail instructor programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania cosmetology, barber nail instructor programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire Beauty School | Harrisburg | For-profit, under 2-year | 8 |
| 2 | Butler Beauty Academy | Butler | For-profit, under 2-year | 6 |
| 3 | Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork | Lancaster | For-profit, under 2-year | 6 |
| 4 | Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie | For-profit, 2-year | 5 |
| 5 | Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology | Pittsburgh | For-profit, under 2-year | 5 |
| 6 | The Salon Professional Academy | Altoona | For-profit, under 2-year | 3 |
| 7 | The Beauty Institute | Whitehall | For-profit, under 2-year | 2 |
| 8 | The Beauty Institute-Ambler | Ambler | For-profit, under 2-year | 2 |
| 9 | Lansdale School of Cosmetology Inc | Lansdale | For-profit, under 2-year | 2 |
| 10 | Jean Madeline Aveda Institute | Philadelphia | For-profit, under 2-year | 2 |
| 11 | Metro Beauty Academy | Allentown | For-profit, under 2-year | 2 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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