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Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology

Mooresville, North Carolina Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Mooresville, North Carolina, Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 18 students in fall 2024.

Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology offers certificates across 3 programs, the largest being Cosmetology. It awarded 39 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Mission

The mission of Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology is to provide the highest quality education in the fields of cosmetology, cosmetology instructor, and nail care sciences thereby enabling its graduates to obtain licensure, gainful employment, and secure professionally rewarding careers in the salon, spa and beauty industry.

Mission statement as reported by Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
18
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
39
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 3

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 3

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
73%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
39

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
18
Undergraduates, fall 2024
18
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
59
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
98%
Men
2%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
12%
Two or more races
17%
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%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Owner/Director
Steve Pence
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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