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Cosmetology Schools in the Denver area
12 cosmetology programs in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, listed by distance from Denver.
Programs
12
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$36,530
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$10,955
of 9 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Denver first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveda Institute-Denver | Denver | Certificate | $21,150 | 12 months | 103 | 3.1 |
| United Beauty College | Denver | Certificate | $10,955 | 13 months | 0 | 3.5 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Certificate | $11,935 | 11 months | 84 | 3.7 |
| Avalon Institute-Aurora | Aurora | Certificate | $17,250 | 12 months | 45 | 6.1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-DenverWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | $19,250 | 11 months | 75 | 6.3 |
| Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 94 | 6.8 |
| Empire Beauty School-Aurora | Aurora | Certificate | $19,350 | 11 months | 31 | 8.9 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 | 9.3 |
| Empire Beauty School-Littleton | Littleton | Certificate | $19,350 | 11 months | 23 | 9.5 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 65 | 10.2 |
| Stacey James Institute | Parker | Certificate | $21,000 | 14 months | 27 | 14.3 |
| Empire Beauty School-Thornton | Thornton | Certificate | $19,350 | 11 months | 40 | 15.2 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Denver area
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Colorado metro areas
- Colorado Springs area4 programs
- Fort Collins area3 programs