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Elite College of Cosmetology
Lexington, Tennessee Private for-profit Less than 2-year Town
Overview
Elite College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit career and technical school in Lexington, Tennessee. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 53 students.
Elite College of Cosmetology offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, Cosmetology, and Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist. It awarded 32 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
53
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
32
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
Campus
Program levels
Certificate
Programs and majors offered 3
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
- Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist Certificate 14 graduates
- Cosmetology Certificate 13 graduates
- Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist Certificate 5 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
- 83%
- First-year retention, part-time students
- 33%
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
- Certificates under 1 year
- 19
- Certificates of 1 to 2 years
- 13
Enrollment
- Students, fall 2024
- 53
- Undergraduates, fall 2024
- 53
- Full-time, fall 2024
- 45%
- Students over the full 2024-25 year
- 85
- Full-time, 2024-25
- 40%
- 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
- 100%
- Men
- 0%
- White
- 86%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 4%
- Black or African American
- 7%
- Two or more races
- 4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
- Students studying fully online
- 0%
- Students taking some online courses
- 0%
Campus and services
- Setting
- Town
- Academic calendar
- Continuous
- Owner
- Melda Mills
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