Career Programs at LBI

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Laurel Business Institute is $11,470 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Laurel Business Institute offers the alternative tuition plans .

88% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,223 (exclude student loans).

LBI 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$11,470
Average Financial Amount	$6,223

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Laurel Business Institute offers 13 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 176 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Laurel Business Institute
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	2	33
Less than 1 Year Certificate	5	35
2 Years Certificate	5	37
4 Years Certificate	1	26
Total	13	176

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

33 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
35 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
37 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
26 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
45 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	✕	16	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	✕	17	-
	Total	33

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	✕	10	-
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	✕	4	-
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	✕	0	-
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	✕	15	-
	Total	35

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	6	-
Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design	✕	4	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	9	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	1	-
	Total	37

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	26	-
	Total	26

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Network and System Administration/Administrator	✕	10	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Electrician	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Medical Office Management/Administration	✕	6	-
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	✕	5	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Accounting and Business/Management	✕	3	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	2	-
	Total	45

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

The acceptance rate at Laurel Business Institute is 83.95% and the admission yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 85.29%.Laurel Business Institute accepts dual credit, credit for life experiences, advanced placement(AP) credits.

Total 305 students are attending at Laurel Business Institute. There are 21 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 29 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1 (12.50%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 43 (full-time) and 32 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Laurel Business Institute is 87% and the retention rate is 88% at the school.

LBI 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	305
Graduation Rate	87%
Number of Faculty	50
Student to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1

Student Population at LBI

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 285 students enrolled into Laurel Business Institute. By gender, 94 male and 191 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Laurel Business Institute.

Student Population By Gender
Laurel Business Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	285	94	191
Full-time	276	93	183
Part-tme	9	1	8

There are 266 White (93.33%), 15 Black/African American (5.26%), and 4 students with other races attending Laurel Business Institute.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Laurel Business Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	285	94	191
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	15	4	11
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	266	88	178
Two More	3	2	1
Un-Known	1	0	1
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

By age range, at Laurel Business Institute, 135 students are aged 20 to 24 (47.37% of total students), 20 students are aged below 20 (7.02%), 5 students are aged above 50 (3.51%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Laurel Business Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	285	94	191
Age 18-19	20	5	15
Age 20-21	78	28	50
Age 22-24	57	21	36
Age 25-29	60	15	45
Age 30-34	22	4	18
Age 35-39	21	7	14
Age 40-49	17	9	8
Age 50-64	5	2	3
Age Un-Known	5	3	2

Directory and Accreditation Information

Laurel Business Institute is accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (12/6/2017 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Laurel Business Institute.

11 East Penn St, Uniontown, PA

724-439-4900

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