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Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education

Lexington, Kentucky Private nonprofit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education is a private nonprofit career and technical school in Lexington, Kentucky. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 203 students in fall 2024.

Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education offers certificates across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 159 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Mission

Our Corporate Mission Employment Solutions, Inc. is an organization that promotes personal and economic independence. College for Technical Education Vision (division of Employment Solutions) The primary focus of the College for Technical Education is to provide education and support that will enable students to obtain lifelong careers in personally rewarding occupations.

Mission statement as reported by Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
203
Students enrolled
50%
First-year retention
159
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
8
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 8

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
Construction Trades 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Health Professions 2

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
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
79
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
80

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
203
Undergraduates, fall 2024
203
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
328
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
84%
Men
16%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
27%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
12%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
CEO
Barbara Releford
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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