Enrollment Trends at Charleston Cosmetology Institute

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 127 where 100 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 202 students in 2019 and was lowest at 89 in 2024. Overall, enrollment rose from 96 to 100 students, a net gain of 4 (4.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Charleston Cosmetology Institute since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	96	7	89
2016-17	122 26	3 -4	119 30
2017-18	164 42	2 -1	162 43
2018-19	202 38	14 12	188 26
2019-20	154 -48	4 -10	150 -38
2020-21	126 -28	5 1	121 -29
2021-22	116 -10	2 -3	114 -7
2022-23	101 -15	1 -1	100 -14
2023-24	89 -12	2 1	87 -13
2024-25	100 11	3 1	97 10
Average	127	4	123

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 32.00% and the percentage of black students is 54.00% at Charleston Cosmetology Institute. 3.00% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 10.00% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 35.42% to 32.00%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.04% to 3.00%. Black student enrollment decreased from 59.38% to 54.00%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.00% to 10.00%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5951 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5209 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Charleston Cosmetology Institute over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	0	1	57	0	0	34	3
2016-17	0	2	72	3	0	44	1
2017-18	0	2	86	7	0	65	4
2018-19	2	0	117	4	0	67	12
2019-20	1	5	75	8	0	59	6
2020-21	0	5	84	6	0	24	6
2021-22	0	1	86	5	0	19	4
2022-23	0	0	73	7	0	18	3
2023-24	0	0	53	9	0	22	4
2024-25	0	3	54	10	0	32	0
Average	0	2	76	6	0	38	4

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Charleston Cosmetology Institute does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.