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Nossi College of Art and Design

Nashville, Tennessee Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Nossi College of Art and Design is a private for-profit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 247 students in fall 2024.

Nossi College of Art and Design offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, Commercial Photography, and Graphic Design. It awarded 90 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Mission

It is the mission of Nossi College of Art to accept creatively talented students and provide them with educational opportunities that will enable them to successfully use their talents in the commercial business world. By way of our campus and online associate and bachelor degree programs, our students will obtain formal recognition of their development and educational achievements. It is an additional aspect of our mission to provide our students with the necessary decision-making skills and appropriate judgement to become successful professionals. Students will be given an understanding of the specifics of their chosen field of study.

Mission statement as reported by Nossi College of Art and Design

Key figures

247
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
90
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

AssociateBachelor

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.

Visual and Performing Arts 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
63
Associate degrees
27

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
247
Undergraduates, fall 2024
247
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
338
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
57%
Men
43%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
26%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President
Cyrus Vatandoost
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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