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Esthetician program at The Salon Professional Academy

Rapid City, SD · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (605) 342-0697 · School website

School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
$7,683
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$3,522
Listed cost
$11,205
LengthIPEDS
600 clock hours, 5 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
21
Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services as one group at this school
Not shown for this program alone
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$26,307
Typical pay for skincare specialistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Rapid City, SD
$38,580

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About this program

The Salon Professional Academy awarded 21 esthetician credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $7,683 compares with a South Dakota median wage of $38,230 for skincare specialists (BLS, May 2025).

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