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Arlington Career Institute

Arlington, Texas Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit two-year institution in Arlington, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 562 students.

Arlington Career Institute offers certificates across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other, Legal Assistant/Paralegal, and Court Reporting and Captioning. It awarded 359 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 34 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
562
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
359
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
8
Programs and majors
34:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 8

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

Legal Professions and Studies 2
Health Professions 4
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1

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
72%
Student-to-faculty ratio
34:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
212
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
122
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
562
Undergraduates, fall 2024
562
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
719
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
93%
Men
7%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
29%
Black or African American
40%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
58%
Students taking some online courses
24%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Campus Director
Jon Vecchio
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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