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Elevate Salon Institute

Royal Oak, Michigan Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Elevate Salon Institute is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Royal Oak, Michigan. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 197 students in fall 2024.

Elevate Salon Institute offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 157 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

Elevate Salon Institute's goal is to graduate highly trained professionals who are prepared to work in 21st century salons and spas. As a member of the Elevate Salon Institute franchise, we are dedicated to keeping our educational quality at the highest level in the cosmetology and massage therapy arts and sciences. Systems and programs are continually updated to stay abreast with our changing industry and to accelerate our student's success. In addition, we prepare our students to pass the Michigan State Board licensing exam which is required to pursue employment.

Mission statement as reported by Elevate Salon Institute

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
197
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
157
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 6

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
Education 1
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
80%
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
92
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
65

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
197
Undergraduates, fall 2024
197
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
288
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
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
69%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
9%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

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 suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Owner
Michael Bianchi
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Student veteran organization

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