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Academy of Hair Design
Private, for-profit · Founded 1971
Las Vegas, NV
Academy of Hair Design is a locally owned beauty school in Las Vegas, Nevada, that has operated since 1971. It trains students for Nevada State Board of Cosmetology licensure through programs in cosmetology, hair design, esthetics, and nail technology. Instruction is delivered at a single campus on West Charleston Boulevard, where students perform services on the public in a supervised student clinic.
Advanced Training Institute
Private, for-profit · Founded 2002
Las Vegas, NV
Advanced Training Institute (ATI) is a for-profit career school in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Mikhail Education Corporation. Its predecessor, the Air Conditioning Technical Institute, was founded in October 2002 and was acquired by Advanced Training Institute in February 2007; the school received ACCET accreditation in December 2009. ATI operates a single campus on South Decatur Boulevard and offers clock-hour diploma programs in automotive technology, HVAC/CR technologies, electrician training, and personal fitness training.
Allen School of Health Sciences (Phoenix)
Private, for-profit · Founded 1961
Phoenix, AZ
Allen School of Health Sciences is a family-owned, for-profit career school first incorporated in 1961 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, with a branch campus in Phoenix, Arizona. The Phoenix campus offers a 900-clock-hour hybrid Medical Assistant certificate program that includes a 275-hour clinical internship. The institution is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education and licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Arizona Automotive Institute
Private, for-profit · Founded 1968
Glendale, AZ
Arizona Automotive Institute is a private, for-profit trade school in Glendale, Arizona, founded in October 1968 and operated by Ancora Education as a branch campus of Miller-Motte College - Chattanooga (IPEDS lists it as Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute). It offers diploma, certificate, and associate-level programs in automotive service, diesel-heavy truck, combination welding, electrical, HVAC and basic refrigeration, construction and trades management, and CDL truck driving. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and is approved and regulated by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Arizona College - Glendale
Private, for-profit · Founded 1991
Glendale, AZ
Arizona College is a private for-profit allied health career school founded in 1991 as the Arizona School of Pharmacy Technology and renamed Arizona College in 2012. Its Glendale, Arizona campus (4425 W Olive Ave) offers diploma programs in medical assisting with phlebotomy, dental assisting, medical billing and coding, pharmacy technology, and massage therapy, plus a fully online Associate in Applied Science in Health Care Administration. The institution is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Arizona College - Mesa
Private, for-profit · Founded 1991
Mesa, AZ
Arizona College's Mesa campus is a private allied health career school at 163 N. Dobson Rd. in Mesa, Arizona, offering blended-format diploma programs in medical assisting with phlebotomy, dental assisting, medical billing and coding, and pharmacy technology. The institution began in 1991 as the Arizona School of Pharmacy Technology, was renamed Arizona College of Allied Health in 1995, and added the Mesa campus in 2012. It is institutionally accredited by ABHES; the affiliated Arizona College of Nursing BSN division operates at separate campuses and is not offered at Mesa.
Arizona Culinary Institute
Private, for-profit · Founded 2001
Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Culinary Institute is a private, for-profit culinary school in Scottsdale, Arizona, established in 2001 and enrolling its first class in early 2002. It teaches a single Diploma in Culinary Arts, Baking and Restaurant Management of 950 clock hours (about 8 months), plus short avocational courses, and operates the student-run du Jour Restaurant as a training laboratory. The school is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and states it is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Arizona School of Integrative Studies (ASIS Massage Education)
Private, for-profit · Founded 1995
Mesa, AZ
Arizona School of Integrative Studies (ASIS Massage Education) is a private, for-profit massage therapy school founded in 1995 that currently operates campuses in Mesa and Flagstaff, Arizona. It offers an 800-clock-hour Massage Therapy certificate program on 27-week full-time or 54-week part-time schedules. The school holds institutional accreditation from the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA), initially granted in April 2020, and federal financial aid is available to those who qualify.
Avalon Institute - Las Vegas
Private, for-profit
Las Vegas, NV
Avalon Institute is a career school offering clock-hour beauty and wellness training, with its Las Vegas, Nevada campus offering Cosmetology (1,600 hours), Advanced Esthetics (900 hours), and cosmetology/esthetics instructor programs. The institution operates five campuses in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, and the Las Vegas location is a branch campus of the Mesa, Arizona main campus. The school is owned by EA Education, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of P-Squared, Inc.
Avalon Institute - Phoenix
Private, for-profit · Founded 1967
Phoenix, AZ
Avalon Institute's Phoenix campus is a NACCAS-accredited branch campus (main campus in Mesa, AZ) offering clock-hour programs in cosmetology (1,500 hours), esthetics (600 hours), massage therapy (700 hours), and cosmetology/esthetics student instructor training. The institution was founded in Mesa in 1967, operated as Avalon School of Cosmetology, and was renamed Avalon Institute in 2021; it is licensed to operate by the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board. In its NACCAS annual report submitted November 2025, the Phoenix campus reported a 74% completion rate, 70% placement rate, and 91% licensure pass rate for its cosmetology program.
Avalon Institute-Mesa
Private, for-profit · Founded 1967
Mesa, AZ
Avalon Institute-Mesa is a private for-profit beauty school founded in Mesa, Arizona in 1967; the Mesa location is the main campus of a five-school group operating in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, owned by EA Education, Inc. It offers diploma programs in cosmetology (1,500 clock hours) and esthetics (600 clock hours), plus 350-hour student instructor programs, and participates in federal Title IV financial aid. The school is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) and is licensed to operate by the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board.
Aveda Institute Avondale
Private, for-profit
Avondale, AZ
Aveda Institute Avondale is a private, for-profit beauty school located at 775 N 114th Ave in Avondale, Arizona, operating as a branch location of Aveda Institute Tucson and owned by Arizona Institute, LLC. It offers clock-hour programs in cosmetology (1,500 hours), hairstyling (1,000 hours), esthiology (600 hours), massage therapy (700 hours), and educator training. The school states it is accredited by NACCAS and approved and regulated by the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board.
Aveda Institute Phoenix
Private, for-profit
Tempe, AZ
Aveda Institute Phoenix is a private, for-profit beauty and wellness school located in the Emerald Design Center in Tempe, Arizona, owned by Arizona Institute, LLC and operated as part of the Inspire Greatness Aveda Institutes group. It offers clock-hour diploma programs in cosmetology, hairstyling, esthiology, massage therapy, and cosmetology/esthiology educator training. The campus holds NACCAS institutional accreditation as an additional location of Aveda Institute Tucson and prepares graduates for Arizona licensure examinations.
Aveda Institute Tucson
Private, for-profit
Tucson, AZ
Aveda Institute Tucson is a private, for-profit beauty and wellness school located in downtown Tucson, Arizona, and owned by Arizona Institute, LLC. It offers clock-hour programs in cosmetology, hairstyling, esthiology, massage therapy, and cosmetology/esthiology instructor training, and operates branch locations in Tempe (Aveda Institute Phoenix) and Avondale, Arizona. The school is accredited by NACCAS and states that it is regulated by the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board and the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas
Private, for-profit
Las Vegas, NV
Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) - Las Vegas is a branch campus of a multi-state career school system that trains students for aircraft maintenance and skilled trades occupations. The Las Vegas campus offers an Aviation Maintenance Technician certificate, a Professional Aviation Maintenance Certification, and an Electrical Technician diploma, taught in classroom and hangar/lab settings on a 40,387-square-foot site near Harry Reid International Airport. AIM operates campuses in 15 metropolitan areas, and the institution is accredited by ACCSC and authorized in Nevada by the Commission on Postsecondary Education.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Phoenix
Private, for-profit · Founded 2024
Phoenix, AZ
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Phoenix is a private for-profit trade school located at 4025 South 32nd Street in Phoenix, Arizona, and is the newest of the 15 campuses in the Aviation Institute of Maintenance network, opening in January 2024. It offers a 21-month Aviation Maintenance Technician certificate program that prepares students for FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification exams, as well as a 12-month Electrical Technician diploma program. The school is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), certified by the FAA to operate under Part 147, and authorized by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Brookline College-Tempe
Private, for-profit · Founded 1979
Tempe, AZ
Brookline College-Tempe is a branch campus of Brookline College, a private for-profit healthcare-focused college founded in 1979 and operated by Unitek Learning Education Group Corp. The Tempe, Arizona campus offers certificate through graduate-level healthcare training; 2024-25 federal data report medical assisting, sterile processing, and surgical technology programs, while the campus page currently lists Allied Health (A.A.S.) and healthcare administration degrees. The campus is institutionally accredited by ABHES and the college is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Carrington College - Las Vegas Campus
Private, for-profit
Las Vegas, NV
Carrington College is a multi-campus institution that is a subsidiary of San Joaquin Valley College, Inc. of Visalia, California, and it operates its Las Vegas campus at 5740 S. Eastern Avenue as an additional location of its Sacramento, California main campus. The Las Vegas campus trains students for healthcare occupations, offering certificate programs in Dental Assisting and Medical Assisting and associate degree programs in Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, and Respiratory Therapy in a facility of more than 26,000 square feet. The college is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), and its Nevada campuses are licensed by the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education.
Carrington College - Mesa
Private, for-profit · Founded 1976
Mesa, AZ
Carrington College - Mesa is the Mesa, Arizona branch campus of Carrington College, a private for-profit institution owned by San Joaquin Valley College, Inc. of Visalia, California. The campus operates from two facilities in Mesa, at 1001 W. Southern Ave. and 1300 S. Country Club Dr., and offers certificate and associate degree programs in healthcare and veterinary fields, including a public dental hygiene clinic. Carrington College is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).
Carrington College - Phoenix
Private, for-profit
Phoenix, AZ
Carrington College's Phoenix campus is a private for-profit career college located at 2421 W. Peoria Ave. in Phoenix, Arizona, operated by San Joaquin Valley College, Inc. as part of the multi-state Carrington College system. The campus offers certificate programs in dental assisting, medical assisting, pharmacy technology, and veterinary assisting, plus associate degree programs including nursing, respiratory therapy, and surgical technology. Carrington College is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), and its Arizona campuses are licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Carrington College - Reno Campus
Private, for-profit
Reno, NV
Carrington College is a private, for-profit institution headquartered in Sacramento, California, and owned by San Joaquin Valley College, Inc., that operates campuses in several western states. Its Reno, Nevada campus at 5580 Kietzke Lane trains students for entry-level allied health and nursing occupations, offering an Associate Degree in Nursing, a Medical Assisting certificate program, and a Phlebotomy Technician certificate course. The Reno site is listed by the institution's accreditor as an active additional location of the Sacramento main campus.
Carrington College - Tucson
Private, for-profit
Tucson, AZ
Carrington College - Tucson is the Tucson, Arizona campus of Carrington College, a private for-profit career college operating in multiple western states. The approximately 26,000-square-foot campus at 201 N. Bonita Ave. offers certificate programs in dental assisting, massage therapy, medical assisting, pharmacy technology, and veterinary assisting, along with an Associate Degree in Nursing. Carrington College is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) and its Arizona campuses are licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Casal Institute of Nevada, LLC (dba Aveda Institute Las Vegas)
Private, for-profit
Las Vegas, NV
Casal Institute of Nevada, LLC operates as Aveda Institute Las Vegas, a privately owned beauty school in Las Vegas, Nevada. It offers clock-hour programs leading to a Certificate of Completion in cosmetology (1,600 hours), esthiology (600 hours), advanced esthetics (900 hours), and nail technology (600 hours), all of which are regulated by the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology. Instruction is delivered at a single Las Vegas campus on South Eastern Avenue that includes classrooms and a student clinic floor.
Charles of Italy Beauty College
Private, for-profit · Founded 1980
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Charles of Italy Beauty College is a family-owned cosmetology school that has operated in Lake Havasu City, Arizona since 1980, with a second campus in Bullhead City opened in 2011. It offers clock-hour diploma programs including Cosmetology, Nail Technology, and Cosmetology Instructor Training, and is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS). Federal Title IV student financial aid is available to eligible students.
Commercial Divers International
Private, for-profit
Goodyear, AZ
Commercial Divers International is a private, for-profit commercial diving school operating a single campus in Goodyear, Arizona, with training tanks, hyperbaric chambers, and topside/underwater welding equipment. It offers one certificate program, the 658-clock-hour Complete Commercial Diver program, which leads to the ADCI Entry Level Diver/Tender card and related industry certifications. The school's former institutional accreditor, the Council on Occupational Education, currently lists its status as Dropped, and the school states on its website that it is not institutionally accredited.
Community Christian College
Private, nonprofit · Founded 1994
Quartzsite, AZ
Community Christian College is a private nonprofit Christian junior college incorporated in 1994 in Redlands, California, and now headquartered in Quartzsite, Arizona. It offers a single program, an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts requiring 90 quarter credits, delivered online and on campus, with optional emphases including Bible and theology, business administration, early childhood education, music, and sports management. The college is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) and is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences
Private, for-profit · Founded 1980
Tempe, AZ
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (CRAS) is a private, for-profit career school specializing in audio recording and production education, with its main campus in Tempe, Arizona, a satellite facility in Gilbert, and a learning annex in Mesa. Established in New York City in 1980 as Songshop and relocated to Arizona in 1987, the school offers a single 48-week Master Recording Program II diploma covering music production, live sound, broadcast audio, film and television sound, and video game audio. CRAS is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
East Valley Institute of Technology
Public
Mesa, AZ
East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) is a public career and technical education district (District 401) based in Mesa, Arizona, serving high school students from East Valley school districts as well as adult students. Its adult division, the EVIT Adult Education Center, offers postsecondary certificate programs, registered apprenticeships, and Associate of Applied Science degrees in fields including nursing, surgical technology, cosmetology, and the skilled trades. Adult and postsecondary programs are taught at the Main Campus on West Main Street in Mesa.
Empire Beauty School - Avondale
Private, for-profit · Founded 1935
Avondale, AZ
Empire Beauty School's Avondale campus is a private, for-profit cosmetology school at 9945 W. McDowell Road in Avondale, Arizona, part of the Empire Beauty Schools chain founded in 1935 and operated by EEG, Inc. The campus offers a 1,500-clock-hour Cosmetology program and a 350-hour Educator Training program, taught in classrooms and a supervised student salon. It is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS) and licensed by the Arizona Barbering & Cosmetology Board.
Empire Beauty School - Tucson (Tucson-University Area)
Private, for-profit · Founded 1935
Tucson, AZ
Empire Beauty School - Tucson is the Central Tucson campus of the Empire Beauty Schools chain, located at 3030 E Speedway Blvd near the University of Arizona. It offers clock-hour diploma programs in cosmetology, aesthetics, and educator training, with a student salon/clinic where students practice on clients under licensed educators. The school is accredited by NACCAS and licensed by the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board.
Empire Beauty School-Chandler
Private, for-profit
Chandler, AZ
Empire Beauty School-Chandler is a private, for-profit beauty school at 2978 N. Alma School Rd in Chandler, Arizona, operated by Empire Education Group, whose first Empire Beauty School opened in 1935. The campus offers clock-hour diploma programs including Cosmetology (1,500 hours), Aesthetics (600 hours), Nail Technology (600 hours), and Educator Training (350 hours). It is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences and licensed by the Arizona Barbering & Cosmetology Board, and financial aid is available to students who qualify.
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences (Summerlin Campus, Las Vegas)
Private, for-profit
Las Vegas, NV
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences is a beauty-arts career school in Las Vegas, Nevada, operating as a branch campus of IntelliTec College of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school offers diploma programs in Cosmetology, Aesthetics, and Nail Technology, with classroom instruction and supervised hands-on practice in an on-campus student salon clinic serving the public. Instruction is offered on day and evening schedules at the Summerlin campus at 9340 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 205.
European Massage Therapy School
Private, for-profit · Founded 1997
Las Vegas, NV
European Massage Therapy School (EMTS) is a private postsecondary institution that opened in Skokie, Illinois in October 1997 and opened its Las Vegas, Nevada location in 2006; the Las Vegas site is now the main campus and Skokie is the non-main campus. The school offers a single 625-clock-hour Professional Massage Therapy Program that leads to a diploma and prepares graduates to sit for the MBLEx. Instruction is delivered on-site at the school's facility.
GateWay Community College-Central City
Public
Phoenix, AZ
GateWay Community College-Central City is a public, less-than-two-year branch campus of GateWay Community College (Maricopa County Community College District) located at 1245 E. Buckeye Road in Phoenix, Arizona. It provides short-term certificate training in trade, beauty and wellness, and healthcare fields, including welding, HVAC, autobody repair, CNC machining, cosmetology, aesthetics, nail technology, massage therapy, phlebotomy, pharmacy technician, medical assisting, and EMT/paramedic. The campus enrolled 595 students in fall 2024, conferred 645 certificates in 2024-25, and operates under GateWay Community College's Higher Learning Commission accreditation as a listed additional location.
HDS Truck Driving Institute
Private, for-profit · Founded 1991
Tucson, AZ
HDS Truck Driving Institute is a commercial truck driver training school in Tucson, Arizona, operating since 1991. It offers Class A and Class B CDL programs ranging from 80 to 730 clock hours, including a 26-week Professional Truck Driver program that is eligible for federal Title IV student aid. The school states it is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and licensed by the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division.
International Academy of Style
Private, for-profit
Reno, NV
International Academy of Style is a privately owned cosmetology school operating at a single campus at 2295 Market Street in Reno, Nevada. It offers clock-hour programs in cosmetology, hair design, aesthetics, nail technology, and provisional instructor training, all taught in English and leading to a diploma/certificate of completion. The school's catalog states it is licensed by the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology and accredited by NACCAS, and it participates in federal student aid programs.
International Barber College
Private, for-profit · Founded 2006
Chandler, AZ
International Barber College is a private, for-profit barber school established in 2006, with its main campus in Chandler, Arizona and an additional location in Phoenix. It offers clock-hour programs in barbering (1,200 hours), a barber/cosmetologist crossover course (200 hours), and barber instructor training (500 hours), each preparing students for Arizona state licensure. The school is accredited by NACCAS and participates in federal Title IV student aid programs.
Kino College
Private, for-profit · Founded 2012
Tucson, AZ
Kino College is a private, for-profit allied-health school in Tucson, Arizona, founded in 2012, that enrolled its first students in 2014. It offers a single 720-clock-hour Professional Medical Assistant diploma program delivered in person over 36 weeks on active hospital campuses, preparing graduates for the NHA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) examination. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and participates in Title IV federal student aid.
L Makeup Institute
Private, for-profit
Las Vegas, NV
L Makeup Institute is a private career school that trains students in makeup artistry, on-set hair styling, airbrush and body painting, special effects and prosthetic makeup, and esthetics. It operates a main campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and a second campus in Southlake, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth), and awards diplomas/certificates in clock-hour programs. The Esthetician License Program is offered only at the Texas campus.
Milan Institute - Las Vegas
Private, for-profit · Founded 2011
Las Vegas, NV
Milan Institute - Las Vegas is a branch campus operated by Amarillo College of Hairdressing, Inc., a Texas corporation doing business as Milan Institute, which opened a Las Vegas branch campus in June 2011. The campus trains students in cosmetology-related fields (cosmetology, esthetics, advanced esthetics, nail technology, and provisional instructor) and in allied health office roles (medical assisting and administrative medical assisting). It operates from a single Las Vegas location on South Rancho Drive and is one of 19 Milan Institute campuses across California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.
Milan Institute – Sparks, NV (Amarillo College of Hairdressing, Inc. d/b/a Milan Institute)
Private, for-profit · Founded 2003
Sparks, NV
Milan Institute – Sparks is a private, for-profit career school located at 950 Industrial Way in Sparks, Nevada, and is owned and operated by Amarillo College of Hairdressing, Inc. (a Texas corporation) doing business as Milan Institute. The Sparks location received approval to open in February 2003 as Nevada Career Academy and was renamed Milan Institute in February 2007. The campus trains students in short-term certificate programs in allied health (medical assisting, administrative medical assisting, dental assisting), massage therapy, and esthetics, and operates an additional instructional space at 950 Industrial Way, Suite B.
Milan Institute of Cosmetology - Reno
Private, for-profit · Founded 2008
Reno, NV
Milan Institute of Cosmetology is operated by Amarillo College of Hairdressing, Inc., a Texas corporation, which opened a Reno, Nevada branch campus in April 2008 and received approval in December 2015 to move its main campus location from Visalia, California to Reno. The Reno campus at 4020 Kietzke Lane trains students in cosmetology, nail technology, and provisional instructor programs measured in clock hours and leading to a Certificate of Completion. Instruction is delivered on campus, including practical work in an on-site student salon, on day and evening schedules.
Nevada Career Institute
Private, for-profit · Founded 1993
Las Vegas, NV
Nevada Career Institute is a private, for-profit allied health career school in Las Vegas, Nevada, established in 1993 as a branch campus of Glendale Career College and operated under Success Education Colleges (Southwest College of Medical and Dental Assistants and Practical Nurses, Inc.). It offers diploma programs in dental assisting, medical assisting, medical insurance billing and coding, and pharmacy technology, plus an Associate of Occupational Science in Surgical Technology and an Associate of Arts in Nursing. Instruction is delivered at its North Decatur Boulevard campus and at the Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing site on East Maule Avenue in Las Vegas.
NIMA National Institute of Modern Aesthetics (IPEDS: Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics)
Private, for-profit
Las Vegas, NV
NIMA National Institute of Modern Aesthetics is a private career school in Las Vegas, Nevada, that trains students for Nevada advanced esthetician licensure. Its Nevada campus offers a single 900-hour Advanced Aesthetics licensure program covering skin care theory, medical-grade treatments, cosmetic lasers and related practical training, and it also runs shorter continuing education courses for licensed professionals. The school operates under the NIMA Institute brand alongside a separate campus, the National Institute of Medical Aesthetics, in South Jordan, Utah.
Northwest Career College
Private, for-profit · Founded 1997
Las Vegas, NV
Northwest Career College is a private career college in Las Vegas, Nevada, founded in 1997 by Dr. John Kenny and originally operated as Northwest Massage School before expanding into other allied health and career fields. It offers certificate, diploma, and associate degree programs in healthcare, business, information technology, legal and criminal justice, and skilled trades. The college operates a main campus on Smoke Ranch Road in northwest Las Vegas plus additional locations on Warm Springs Road and East Sahara Avenue, and offers some programs online.
Paul Mitchell The School Las Vegas
Private, for-profit · Founded 2009
Las Vegas, NV
Paul Mitchell The School Las Vegas is a cosmetology arts institution established in 2009 and operating as PMNV Las Vegas, LLC, an independently owned and operated Paul Mitchell franchise school. It trains students for Nevada licensure in cosmetology and esthetics and also offers a provisional instructor training program. The school operates a single campus of approximately 10,500 square feet on South Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Paul Mitchell The School Phoenix
Private, for-profit · Founded 2007
Phoenix, AZ
Paul Mitchell The School Phoenix is a beauty school at 3423 W. Bethany Home Road in Phoenix, Arizona, operated by PMAZ-PHOENIX, LLC as an independently owned franchise of the Paul Mitchell Advanced Education network. It has offered cosmetology, esthetics, and instructor training since 2007 and currently also offers barbering and nail technology programs. All programs are campus-based clock-hour courses intended to prepare graduates for Arizona state licensure examinations.
Paul Mitchell The School Reno
Private, for-profit · Founded 2008
Reno, NV
Paul Mitchell The School Reno is a cosmetology school established in 2008 and located at 1600 Holcomb Avenue in Reno, Nevada, operating from a 14,000-square-foot campus. It offers clock-hour programs in cosmetology, nail technology, and instructor training. The school operates as a single campus under the entity Ethan Douglas Corporation, dba Paul Mitchell The School Reno, an independently owned and operated franchisee of Paul Mitchell Advanced Education, LLC.
Penrose Academy
Private, for-profit
Scottsdale, AZ
Penrose Academy is a private, for-profit beauty school in Scottsdale, Arizona, offering diploma programs in cosmetology, hair, esthetics, and cosmetic laser technology. The school is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education and holds an Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board cosmetology school license. Programs combine on-campus training in a student salon, spa, and medspa with online theory coursework.
Pima Medical Institute - East Valley
Private, for-profit · Founded 1972
Mesa, AZ
Pima Medical Institute is a for-profit medical career college founded in Tucson, Arizona in 1972 and operated by Vocational Training Institutes, Inc. Its East Valley campus, opened in 2008 at 2160 S. Power Road in Mesa, Arizona, offers five healthcare and veterinary certificate programs plus an associate-degree Veterinary Technician program. The institution is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas
Private, for-profit · Founded 2003
Las Vegas, NV
Pima Medical Institute is a private career college system whose Las Vegas campus was founded in 2003 and operates at 3333 East Flamingo Road, with two additional classroom locations at 3321 and 3365 East Flamingo Road. The campus trains students for allied health and veterinary occupations, offering certificate programs in emergency medical services, dental assisting, medical assisting, pharmacy technology and veterinary assisting, plus associate-level programs in paramedicine, occupational therapy assisting, physical therapist assisting, radiography, respiratory therapy and veterinary technology. The institution is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools and licensed by the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education.
Sierra Academy of Style
Private, for-profit
Carson City, NV
Sierra Academy of Style is a privately owned cosmetology school located in Carson City, Nevada, operating from a single campus of more than 17,000 square feet that includes a salon classroom, day spa area, nail technology classroom, and dispensary. The school offers clock-hour programs in Cosmetology, Hair Design, Esthetician, Advanced Esthetician, Nail Technology, and Provisional Instructor, all structured to meet the curriculum standards of the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology. Instruction is delivered on campus through classroom theory and clinic floor practicum, and the school participates in federal student financial aid.
United Education Institute – Las Vegas (UEI)
Private, for-profit · Founded 2020
Las Vegas, NV
United Education Institute – Las Vegas is a for-profit career school that opened in 2020 and operates as a branch of the institution's Gardena, California main campus. The campus offers short-term diploma training in healthcare and skilled-trade fields, including medical assistant, dental assistant, medical billing and insurance coding, automotive technician, electrician technician, and HVAC. It occupies a single 35,000-square-foot facility on South Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas and is institutionally accredited by ACCSC.