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Aveda Institute-Columbus

Columbus, Ohio Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Aveda Institute-Columbus is a private for-profit career and technical school in Columbus, Ohio. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 290 students in fall 2024. It is part of Aveda Institute.

Aveda Institute-Columbus offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor. It awarded 200 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Mission

The mission of the Aveda Institute Columbus is to inspire and educate our students, our team and our guests about beauty, fashion, wellness and nature. This includes preparing our students for careers in the fields of cosmetology, esthiology and nail esthetics, including the development of practical skills necessary for success with business skills, customer service, retailing and communications. The Aveda Institute Columbus is committed to fostering an environment of respect and trust in order to allow students to express their individuality and creativity.

Mission statement as reported by Aveda Institute-Columbus

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
290
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
200
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

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 4

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
87%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
132
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
68

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
290
Undergraduates, fall 2024
290
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
491
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
97%
Men
3%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
31%
Asian
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
18%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
9%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
Aveda Institute
President
Patrick Thompson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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