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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 1,345–1,368 of 1,391 schools

JJC
Public

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
14,414
Retention
67%
Programs
94
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VC
Public

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
12,222
Retention
74%
Programs
105
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AHC
Public

Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, CA

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
11,463
Retention
68%
Programs
94
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CC
Public

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
9,457
Retention
73%
Programs
138
CampusOnlineHybrid
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IVC
Public

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
8,873
Retention
76%
Programs
111
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WVC
Public

West Valley College

Saratoga, CA

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
7,655
Retention
78%
Programs
117
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OC
Public

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
7,361
Retention
76%
Programs
97
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YC
Public

Yuba College

Marysville, CA

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
6,320
Retention
62%
Programs
60
CampusHybrid
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SCC
Public

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
5,396
Programs
51
Awards 2024-25
1,227
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
591
Retention
76%
Programs
30
CampusHybrid
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TA
Public

TCAT Athens

Athens, TN

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
366
Retention
78%
Programs
11
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CC
Private for-profit

Columbia College

Vienna, VA

Cosmetology
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
151
Retention
85%
Programs
8
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