Cosmetology Schools in the North Port area

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$29,690

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,500

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the North Port area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from North Port: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.8 miles, farthest 6.2 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $5,500 to $16,500, middle $7,278 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 10 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 122 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $29,690 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($14.27 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,520 to $60,300; 1,540 employed in the metro area; Florida median $29,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Meridian College	Sarasota	Certificate	$16,500	12 months	21	2.8
Manatee Technical College	Bradenton	Certificate	$5,500	10 months	62	5.3
Suncoast Technical College	Sarasota	Certificate	$7,278	12 months	39	6.2

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them Cosmetology.
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