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Colleges offering certificates in Cosmetology

1,391 U.S. colleges and universities offer Cosmetology at the certificate level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 1,391 Associate 148

Most schools offering it: Texas (135), California (134), Florida (107), North Carolina (65), Illinois (59), Pennsylvania (55)

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Showing 25–48 of 1,391 schools

SCT
Public

Cosmetology: 165 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
6,185
Retention
63%
Programs
109
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RCC
Public

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Cosmetology: 164 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
21,730
Retention
70%
Programs
114
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IC
Private for-profit

IBMC College

Fort Collins, CO

Cosmetology: 162 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
297
Retention
40%
Programs
8
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CC
Public

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Cosmetology: 150 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
21,859
Retention
67%
Programs
106
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TIB
Private for-profit

Cosmetology: 143 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
204
Retention
83%
Programs
4
Campus
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CSB
Private for-profit

Cosmetology: 142 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
855
Retention
94%
Programs
9
Campus
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NI
Private for-profit

Nouvelle Institute

Miami, FL

Cosmetology: 141 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
75
Retention
90%
Programs
3
Campus
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CTC
Public

Cosmetology: 140 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
11,156
Retention
68%
Programs
104
CampusOnlineHybrid
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ICJ
Private for-profit

Cosmetology: 135 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
1,077
Retention
60%
Programs
10
CampusHybrid
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GWC
Public

Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA

Cosmetology: 130 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
10,721
Retention
70%
Programs
70
CampusOnlineHybrid
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