Cortiva Institute
About
Cortiva Institute is a network of educational institutions specializing in massage therapy and skincare, with six locations across the United States, including Arlington, TX and Baltimore, MD. They provide hands-on training and certifications in various beauty and wellness fields, employing a partnership with Dermalogica for advanced esthetics training.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 1
- May 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 456 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (4.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Cortiva Institute
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Cortiva Institute vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Cortiva Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCortiva Institute | 70% | — | 159 | $29,879 | — |
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa | — | — | 253 | $12,808 | — |
Atlanta School of Massage | — | — | — | $27,774 | — |
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge | — | — | 175 | $20,934 | — |
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis | — | — | 265 | $23,187 | — |
Aveda Institute-Columbus | — | — | 290 | $19,538 | — |
Avenue Five Institute | — | — | 316 | $26,507 | — |
Bellus Academy | — | — | 209 | $22,076 | — |
California College of Barbering and Cosmetology | — | — | 227 | $15,580 | — |
Career Academy of Hair Design | — | — | 245 | $13,563 | — |
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester | — | — | 194 | $15,659 | — |
Cortiva Institute | — | — | 225 | $28,383 | — |
David Pressley School of Cosmetology | — | — | 225 | $18,565 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett | — | — | 306 | $10,187 | — |
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers | — | — | 218 | $18,597 | — |
Houston Barber School | — | — | 264 | $14,760 | — |
La Belle Beauty School | — | — | 63 | $12,731 | — |
Milan Institute-Merced | — | — | 359 | $28,094 | — |
Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School | — | — | 242 | $18,970 | — |
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington | — | — | 374 | $22,325 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | — | — | 256 | $12,804 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | — | — | 237 | $21,895 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park | — | — | 179 | $18,979 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg | — | — | 224 | $18,012 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City | — | — | 287 | $13,704 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio | — | — | 361 | $25,035 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks | — | — | 286 | $26,369 | — |
PCI Academy-Ames | — | — | 176 | $18,518 | — |
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | — | 95.8% | 346 | $16,964 | — |
Salon Success Academy-Upland | — | — | 254 | $16,626 | — |
| Peer group median | 70% | 95.8% | 245 | $18,784 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Cortiva Institute
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