Dolce The Academy

Waterbury, Connecticut Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, Dolce The Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 44 students in fall 2024.

Dolce The Academy offers certificates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist and Cosmetology. It awarded 27 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 92% 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

Students enrolled

92%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

15:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 2

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 2

Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist Certificate 14 graduates
Cosmetology Certificate 13 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: 92%
First-year retention, part-time students: 100%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year: 14
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 13

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 44
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 44
Full-time, fall 2024: 77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 71
Full-time, 2024-25: 79%
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: 15%
Hispanic or Latino: 55%
Black or African American: 27%
Two or more races: 3%

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: Midsize city
Academic calendar: Continuous
CEO/Owner: Anna L. Cuevas
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates