Cosmetology Schools in the Colorado Springs area

Colorado Springs, CO metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,680

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$17,100

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Colorado Springs area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Colorado Springs: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.4 miles, farthest 4.4 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 4 list one: $17,100 to $19,015, middle $18,260 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 11 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 163 cosmetology awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $36,680 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.63 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,910 to $97,330; 870 employed in the metro area; Colorado median $37,690 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Certificate	$18,260	13 months	60	1.4
International Salon and Spa Academy	Colorado Springs	Certificate	$19,015	13 months	63	1.8
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Certificate	$18,200	11 months	11	2.0
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Certificate	$17,100	11 months	29	4.4

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Colorado Springs, CO, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them Cosmetology.
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