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Aveda Institute-Des Moines

West Des Moines, Iowa Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in West Des Moines, Iowa, Aveda Institute-Des Moines is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 244 students.

Aveda Institute-Des Moines 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 186 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
244
Students enrolled
89%
First-year retention
186
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

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 3
Health Professions 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
89%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
100
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
66
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
20

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
244
Undergraduates, fall 2024
244
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
331
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
99%
Men
1%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
24%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

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

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
President
Patrick Thompson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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