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Private for-profit
GIC
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology
Athens, Georgia Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city
Overview
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit career and technical school in Athens, Georgia. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 200 students in fall 2024.
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology offers certificates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology and Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor. It awarded 82 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
200
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
82
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
Campus
Program levels
Certificate
Programs and majors offered 2
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 2
- Cosmetology Certificate 76 graduates
- Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Certificate 6 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
- 75%
- First-year retention, part-time students
- 73%
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
- Certificates under 1 year
- 6
- Certificates of 1 to 2 years
- 76
Enrollment
- Students, fall 2024
- 200
- Undergraduates, fall 2024
- 200
- Full-time, fall 2024
- 28%
- Students over the full 2024-25 year
- 282
- Full-time, 2024-25
- 18%
- 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
- 96%
- Men
- 4%
- White
- 49%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 15%
- Black or African American
- 34%
- Asian
- 1%
- 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%
Campus and services
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Academic calendar
- Continuous
- President
- Fiesal Elkabbani
- Services and opportunities
- Job placement for graduates
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