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Sierra Academy of Style

Carson City, Nevada Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Sierra Academy of Style is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Carson City, Nevada. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 160 students in fall 2024.

Sierra Academy of Style offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, and Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist. It awarded 93 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 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
160
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
93
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 6

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 6

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
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
59
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
34

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
160
Undergraduates, fall 2024
160
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
169
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
99%
Men
1%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
30%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
13%
American Indian or Alaska Native
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
Small city
Academic calendar
Continuous
CEO/President
Anthony Gayner
For veterans and service members
Student veteran organization

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