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Programs in Cosmetology and Personal Grooming Services

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Students of cosmetology and personal grooming services are generally prepared to cut, trim, and style scalp, facial, and body hair; apply cosmetic preparations; perform manicures and pedicures; massage the head and extremities; and prepare for practice as licensed cosmetologists in specialized or full-service salons. Subtopics include: electrolysis, barbering, make-up artist and tattooing, hair styling and design, facial treatment, esthetician and skin care as well as nail technician and other personal services. It includes instruction in hair cutting and styling, manicuring, pedicuring, facial treatments, shampooing, chemical applications, esthetics, shop management, sanitation and safety, customer service, and applicable professional and labor laws and regulations.

Top Schools For Cosmetology and Personal Grooming Services Programs

Most Selective:
Clary Sage College

Least Selective:
Yakima Beauty School Beautyworks

Largest:
Lone Star College System

Smallest:
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education

Most Expensive:
Drexel University

Least Expensive:
Citrus College

Best Academics:
Northern Michigan University

Best Social Life:
Drexel University

Most Diverse:
Drexel University

Hottest Guys:
Northern Michigan University

Hottest Girls:
Bob Jones University

Smartest Guys:
Bob Jones University

Smartest Girls:
Bob Jones University

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc
San Juan, PR		Unknown 13,315 1,970 Certificate (1,970)
Marinello Beauty - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA		Unknown 2,143 1,169 Certificate (1,169)
Crescent City Bartending School
New Orleans, LA		Unknown 530 749 Certificate (749)
Make-up Designory
Burbank, CA		Unknown 255 669 Certificate (669)
Douglas J Aveda Institute
East Lansing, MI		Unknown 444 632 Certificate (632)
D'Mart Institute
Barranquitas, PR		$8,087 3,099 510 Certificate (510)
Advance Beauty College
Garden Grove, CA		Unknown 688 439 Certificate (439)
Aveda Institute - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN		Unknown 554 418 Certificate (418)
Texas Barber
Houston, TX		Unknown 1,270 414 Certificate (414)
Margate School of Beauty
Margate, FL		Unknown Unknown 408 Certificate (408)
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Cosmetology and Personal Grooming Services Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 73,658 99%
Associate 776 1%
Bachelor's Not Available 0%
Master's Not Available 0%
Doctoral Not Available 0%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 7,071 9%
Female 68,038 91%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 3,825 5%
Black or African American 11,143 15%
Hispanic or Latino 14,337 19%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 521 1%
White (Non-Hispanic) 41,037 56%
Other/Unknown 2,745 4%
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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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