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Northern Institute of Cosmetology

Lorain, Ohio Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Northern Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit career and technical school in Lorain, Ohio. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 57 students in fall 2024.

Northern Institute of Cosmetology offers certificates across 1 program, the largest being Cosmetology. It awarded 18 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Mission

It is the mission of this school to prepare a student for the license examination required to become a professional cosmetologist, and further, to promote attitudes which meet the demands of the beauty industry's requirements in areas of productivity, dependability, punctuality, and a willingness to work.

Mission statement as reported by Northern Institute of Cosmetology

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
57
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
18
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 1

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 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
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
18

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
57
Undergraduates, fall 2024
57
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
98
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
74%
Men
26%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
33%
Black or African American
34%
Asian
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
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 suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
President
Jody Wolford
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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