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Bennett Career Institute

Washington, District of Columbia Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Bennett Career Institute is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Washington, the District of Columbia. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 176 students.

Bennett Career Institute offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Barbering. It awarded 62 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Mission

The mission of Bennett Career Institute, Inc. (BCI) is to develop fully qualified cosmetologist, barbers, instructors, managers, manicurist, electrologist, and estheticians. BCI will successfully guide and direct its students through the various phases of the chosen curriculum so that they will be fully prepared to pass the District of Columbia State Board Examination and become professionals in the industry.

Mission statement as reported by Bennett Career Institute

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
176
Students enrolled
54%
First-year retention
62
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 5

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

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
54%
First-year retention, part-time students
58%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
24
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
38

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
176
Undergraduates, fall 2024
176
Full-time, fall 2024
48%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
277
Full-time, 2024-25
36%
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
56%
Men
44%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
96%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
97%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
CEO
Chet A. Bennett
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates

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