Cosmetology Schools in the Orlando area

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$29,470

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$3,891

of 6 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Orlando area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Orlando: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 9.0 miles, farthest 26.3 miles
Listed program cost: 6 of 7 list one: $3,891 to $18,380, middle $17,425 (IPEDS)
Program length: 6 colleges list a length: 9 months to 17 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 234 cosmetology awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $29,470 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($14.17 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $27,080 to $57,250; 3,090 employed in the metro area; Florida median $29,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Orange Technical College-West Campus	Ocoee	Certificate	$3,891	10 months	25	9.0
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry	Casselberry	Certificate	$18,182	12 months	44	9.5
Affinity Hair Academy	Orlando	Certificate	$18,380	9 months	7	10.1
Paul Mitchell the School-Orlando	Oviedo	Certificate	$17,425	10 months	94	14.9
Academy of Career Training	Kissimmee	Certificate	$15,000	17 months	29	15.6
Osceola Technical College	Kissimmee	Certificate	$5,907	10 months	0	16.8
Lake Technical College	Eustis	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	35	26.3

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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