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Academy of Career Training

Kissimmee, Florida Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Academy of Career Training is a private for-profit career and technical school in Kissimmee, Florida. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 100 students.

Academy of Career Training offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, Barbering, and Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other. It awarded 99 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

100

Students enrolled

83%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

10:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5

Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist Certificate 36 graduates
Barbering Certificate 17 graduates
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other Certificate 16 graduates
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist Certificate 14 graduates
Cosmetology Certificate 9 graduates

Health Professions 1

Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Certificate 7 graduates

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 83%
First-year retention, part-time students: 80%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year: 73
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 26

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 100
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 100
Full-time, fall 2024: 45%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 141
Full-time, 2024-25: 55%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 71%
Men: 29%
White: 39%
Hispanic or Latino: 50%
Black or African American: 11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Continuous
President: Elizabeth Petrusa
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program