Mildred Elley—Albany, NY
855 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 786-0855

Mildred Elley’s Albany campus was founded in 1917 by Mrs. Augusta Mildred Elley when World War I created a shortage of office workers in the Capital District of New York. In 1985, Faith Ann Takes became President of the Mildred Elley School. She made the school coeducational, grew enrollment and increased the program offerings. In 2008, the Albany campus relocated to its current location at 855 Central Avenue.

Program offerings include:

  • School of Business & Technology
    • Business Management
    • Information Technology
    • Paralegal Studies
    • Office, Project and Event Management
  • School of Digital Media Arts
    • Digital Graphics and Multimedia Design
    • Game Design & 3D Animation
    • School of Health & Wellness Professions
    • Massage Therapy
    • Medical Assisting
    • Practical Nursing


Mildred Elley—Pittsfield, MA

505 East Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-8618

Mildred Elley’s Pittsfield campus opened its doors on February 2, 1991 to help dislocated workers get training as medical assistants. It is located at 505 East Street in St. Luke’s Square. In 1992, Mildred Elley’s Pittsfield campus added more programs to meet the demands of the business community in the Berkshire area. Since then, several new programs have been developed, and in 2005, Mildred Elley’s Pittsfield campus started offering credit-bearing certificate programs closely aligned with the programs offered in Albany, New York.

Program offerings include:

  • Business Management
  • Cosmetology
  • Massage Therapy
  • Medical Assisting
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Criminal Justice and Security


Mildred Elley—NYC Metro

25 Broadway, Floor 16
New York, NY 10004
(212) 380-9004

Mildred Elley’s New York City campus is our newest campus and was established in May of 2010. It is located at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.

Program offerings include:

  • Medical Assistant (Associate's Degree)
  • Clinical Medical Assistant (Certificate)
  • Medical Office Assistant (Certificate)
  • Practical Nursing (Certificate)


Austin’s School of Spa Technology—Albany, NY
855 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 438-7879

Austin’s School of Spa Technology in Albany has been the New York Capital District’s leading educator of beauty and spa professionals for over 80 years. Formerly Austin Beauty School, the school became part of Empire Education Corporation in 2005. Its 

Program offerings include:

  • Cosmetology
  • Barbering
  • Esthetics
  • Nail Technology

Austin’s School of Spa Technology also offers a full student salon, Mirror Images Spa & Salon, where students are supervised by faculty and practice their skills on real clients. Austin’s School of Spa Technology is now Upstate New York’s exclusive elite CHI school!