Cosmetology Schools in the Fort Collins area

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$41,230

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,300

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Fort Collins area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Fort Collins: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 5.1 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $15,300 to $17,995, middle $16,200 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 13 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 447 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $41,230 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($19.82 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,700 to $81,180; 560 employed in the metro area; Colorado median $37,690 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
IBMC College	Fort Collins	Certificate	$15,300	13 months	414	1.1
Tuana European Beauty Academy	Fort Collins	Certificate	$17,995	13 months	12	4.0
Cheeks Beauty Academy	Loveland	Certificate	$16,200	13 months	21	5.1

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