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Bennett Career Institute, District of Columbia

Overview of Bennett Career Institute

Students attend Bennett in Washington, District of Columbia, a large city. The school is a private, for-profit institution. Bennett degrees go up to the Certificate.

Bennett Selectivity

Applicants to the school appreciate its open admissions policy.

Faculty

Bennett has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Body

There are 120 students at the school (as of 2005). Bennett has a large minority student population.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The mission of Bennett Career Institute, Inc. (BCI) is to develop fully qualified cosmetologist, barbers, instructors, managers, manicurist, electrologist, and ethesticians. BCI will sucessfully guide and direct its students through the various phases of the chosen curriclum so that they will be fully prepared to pass the District of Columbia State Board Examination ans become professionals in the industry."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Bennett

Bennett Career Institute
700 Monroe Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
General Phone: (202) 526-1400
Admissions Phone: (202) 526-1400
Financial Aid Phone: (202) 526-1400
http://www.bennettcareerinstitute.com

Bennett Programs and Degrees (2005)

Bennett awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Beauty And Cosmetology35cosmetology, barber, personal grooming
Education And Teaching1trade and industrial teaching
Cooking And Culinary Arts0personal and culinary services

Number of programs and degrees for Bennett in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years352
Award of less than 1 academic year13

Bennett Student Body

In 2005, Bennett had a total enrollment of 120 students (106 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
Black100%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
District of Columbia75%
Maryland25%

Bennett Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time92 %
Part-Time88 %

Graduation and Transfer Rates (2004):
(Graduation rate is percent of students graduating within 150% of the normal time.)

ItemPercent
Graduating86%

Bennett Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Washington, District of Columbia for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other District of Columbia Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Bennett Faculty

Bennett has a tenure system for faculty.

Bennett Degree Programs (2005)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY
Barbering/Barber
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS
Personal and Culinary Services, Other

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

Bennett Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Bennett Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Bennett Minority % of student body
% of students from other states
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 19%Bennett % of students from other states
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Career placement services
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching

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