AWI
Private for-profit
Advanced Welding Institute
South Burlington, VT
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 104
- Retention
- 93%
- Programs
- 1
Campus
Welding Technology
OAI
O'Briens Aveda Institute
Williston, Vermont Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize suburb
Overview
Located in Williston, Vermont, O'Briens Aveda Institute is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 80 students. It is part of Aveda Institute.
O'Briens Aveda Institute offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 103 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Mission
O’Brien’s Aveda Institute was founded to create the most successful entrepreneurs in hair, skin, nails, makeup, massage and total body wellness. Our students are educated by accomplished professionals, using innovative curriculums that blend industry standard techniques with business-building and retail skills. O’Brien’s Aveda Institute emphasizes personal well-being as well as environmental responsibility. Using Aveda pure flower plant essences and plant- based products, we affirm the relationship between person beauty, wellness and the environment.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
80
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
103
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
Campus
Program levels
Certificate
Programs and majors offered 4
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
- Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist Certificate 38 graduates
- Cosmetology Certificate 33 graduates
- Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist Certificate 17 graduates
- Barbering Certificate 15 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
- 88%
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
- Certificates under 1 year
- 70
- Certificates of 1 to 2 years
- 33
Enrollment
- Students, fall 2024
- 80
- Undergraduates, fall 2024
- 80
- Full-time, fall 2024
- 100%
- Students over the full 2024-25 year
- 187
- 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
- 91%
- Men
- 9%
- White
- 84%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 4%
- Black or African American
- 5%
- Asian
- 4%
- Two or more races
- 1%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 1%
- 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
- Part of
- Aveda Institute
- Business Owner
- William O'Brien