IA · Less than two-year
La James International College-Ft Dodge ↗
Fort Dodge, IA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 5 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CIP 12.0409 · CLASSIFICATION 2020
A program that prepares individuals to cleanse, depilate, massage, and beautify the human body and to function as licensed estheticians and skin care specialists. Includes instruction in skin anatomy, physiology, and health; principles of nutrition; decontamination and infection control; health and safety; facial and body massage; body wrapping and spa treatments; temporary hair removal including waxing and tweezing; color and skin analysis; client consultation and care; applicable laws and regulations; business practices; and sometimes related alternative healing regimens.
These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.
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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.
Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 12.0409. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.
| Year ending | Award level | Reporting institutions | Positive awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Certificate 1–2 years | 79 | 3,907 |
| 2025 | Associate degree | 2 | 65 |
| 2025 | Post-master certificate | 1 | 46 |
| 2025 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 14 | 262 |
| 2025 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 667 | 33,939 |
| 2024 | Certificate 1–2 years | 71 | 3,722 |
| 2024 | Associate degree | 4 | 62 |
| 2024 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 12 | 313 |
| 2024 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 642 | 38,659 |
| 2023 | Certificate 1–2 years | 70 | 3,829 |
| 2023 | Associate degree | 5 | 62 |
| 2023 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 11 | 285 |
| 2023 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 627 | 38,821 |
| 2022 | Certificate 1–2 years | 61 | 3,340 |
| 2022 | Associate degree | 3 | 43 |
| 2022 | Certificate 2–4 years | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 9 | 299 |
| 2022 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 620 | 36,354 |
| 2021 | Certificate 1–2 years | 59 | 2,459 |
| 2021 | Associate degree | 2 | 66 |
| 2021 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 8 | 247 |
| 2021 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 601 | 28,798 |
| 2020 | Certificate 1–2 years | 62 | 2,305 |
| 2020 | Associate degree | 2 | 33 |
| 2020 | Certificate under 12 weeks | 8 | 208 |
| 2020 | Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year | 576 | 21,961 |
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CIP 12.0409 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 12 can involve different curricula and award levels.
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874 institutions
IA · Less than two-year
Fort Dodge, IA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 5 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
IA · Two-year
Iowa City, IA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 6 first-major awards · year ending 2020.
IA · Less than two-year
Johnston, IA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 30 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
TX · Two-year
Beaumont, TX · Public
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 9 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CA · Less than two-year
Lancaster, CA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 19 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
PA · Less than two-year
Lancaster, PA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 66 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
GA · Two-year
Gainesville, GA · Public
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 29 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
PA · Less than two-year
Lansdale, PA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 19 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
TX · Less than two-year
Laredo, TX · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 13 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
LA · Less than two-year
Houma, LA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 11 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
FL · Less than two-year
greenacres, FL · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 66 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
PA · Two-year
Hermitage, PA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 5 first-major awards · year ending 2023.
PA · Two-year
Uniontown, PA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 9 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
PA · Two-year
MEADVILLE, PA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 3 first-major awards · year ending 2021.
TN · Less than two-year
Lawrenceburg, TN · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 47 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CA · Less than two-year
Selma, CA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 14 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NC · Less than two-year
Greensboro, NC · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 38 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
MI · Less than two-year
Canton, MI · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 114 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NY · Less than two-year
New York, NY · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 49 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NY · Less than two-year
Hempstead, NY · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 33 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NY · Less than two-year
Bethpage, NY · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 193 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
OH · Less than two-year
Oberlin, OH · Public
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 20 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
FL · Less than two-year
Saint Petersburg, FL · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 8 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CA · Less than two-year
Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 47 first-major awards · year ending 2025.