The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona vs YTI Career Institute-Altoona

Altoona, PA · Altoona, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona: enrollment ranged 29–71 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona: enrollment shrank -72.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -31 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona: average net price rose +181.8% from $7,287 (2013) to $20,533 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona: average net price rose +109.5% from $8,656 (2013) to $18,131 (2023), r² 0.72.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona vs YTI Career Institute-Altoona

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona leads on 150%-time completion (86.8% vs 44.6% at YTI Career Institute-Altoona)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 YTI Career Institute-Altoona leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($30,188 vs $20,809 at The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona leads on avg net price ($15,796 vs $20,822 at YTI Career Institute-Altoona)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona and YTI Career Institute-Altoona?
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona leads on 150%-time completion at 86.8% versus 44.6% at YTI Career Institute-Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona and YTI Career Institute-Altoona?
YTI Career Institute-Altoona leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $30,188 versus $20,809 at The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona and YTI Career Institute-Altoona?
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona leads on avg net price at $15,796 versus $20,822 at YTI Career Institute-Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025