Private for-profit · Community college
Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology
Dalton, Georgia · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $11,944
- Avg net price
- 81%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Dalton, Georgia (small city setting), enrolling 47 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Dalton, Georgia
Dalton is a city and the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. Woodland Indians and Creek Nation initially held the area of present-day Dalton, Georgia. The first recorded white man in the area was Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (1540). The Creative Arts Guild is the oldest multidisciplinary community arts center in Georgia. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 27 miles to Chattanooga, TN
- To the ocean
- 282 miles
- Nearest airport
- 23 miles to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)
How Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology compares
Higher than 78% · #6 of 72 in Georgia
Higher than 23%
Cheaper than 63% · #28 cheapest of 73 in Georgia
Lower than 94%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 12%
Percentiles compare Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Georgia.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White60%
- Black2.1%
- Hispanic34%
- Other or multiracial4.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 47
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 24%
- Median family income
- $16,269
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $11,944
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 81%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,222
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $20
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 31°F
- Annual rain
- 57.5″
- Annual snow
- 0.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dalton, GA US station (4.8 mi from campus).
What Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.