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Elaine Sterling Institute

Atlanta, Georgia Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Elaine Sterling Institute is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 641 students in fall 2024.

Elaine Sterling Institute offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, and Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage. It awarded 467 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Mission

The mission of The Elaine Sterling institute is to be the global leader in Spa education by combining classical European traditions of Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail Care, and Massage Therapy with modern American scientific technologies. We do this through providing educational excellence to our students with a long-term commitment to their personal and professional development.

Mission statement as reported by Elaine Sterling Institute

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
641
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
467
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

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 4
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
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
48%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
114
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
353

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
641
Undergraduates, fall 2024
641
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,075
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
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
9%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
69%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
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
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
CEO
Elaine Sterling
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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