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GCI

Georgia Career Institute

Conyers, Georgia Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Conyers, Georgia, Georgia Career Institute is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 515 students in fall 2024.

Georgia Career 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 Cosmetology. It awarded 409 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Mission

Georgia Career Institute provides men and women the appropriate skills they need to enter and succeed in the industries of Beauty and Wellness. Our students graduate prepared to enter the workforce and meet the demands required of them ready to perform as complete professionals. In order to accomplish our Mission, our faculty, curricula, delivery methods, support resources and facilities are developed and maintained at a level of excellence that sets us apart from others in the marketplace.

Mission statement as reported by Georgia Career Institute

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
515
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
409
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
76%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
150
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
259

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
515
Undergraduates, fall 2024
515
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
751
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
97%
Men
3%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
63%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
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
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
President, CEO
Joyce Meadows
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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