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First Institute of Travel, Inc.

Crystal Lake, Illinois Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, First Institute of Travel, Inc. is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 278 students in fall 2024.

First Institute of Travel, Inc. offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, and Dental Assisting/Assistant. It awarded 162 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

First Institute meets the educational needs of students, employers and the community by designing quality occupational specific training programs utilizing relevant methodology practices.

Mission statement as reported by First Institute of Travel, Inc.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
278
Students enrolled
162
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

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.

Health Professions 3

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
162

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
278
Undergraduates, fall 2024
278
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
389
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
92%
Men
8%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
53%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
85%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
CEO
Eric Beier
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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