Cosmetology Schools in the Augusta area

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area (Georgia, South Carolina)

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$29,430

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,762

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Augusta area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Augusta: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.6 miles, farthest 4.3 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $18,762 to $19,260 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 11 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 173 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $29,430 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($14.15 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $20,690 to $75,390; 350 employed in the metro area; Georgia median $34,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Empire Beauty School-Augusta	Augusta, GA	Certificate	$19,260	11 months	23	3.6
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta	North Augusta, SC	Certificate	$18,762	13 months	71	4.1
Augusta Technical College	Augusta, GA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	79	4.3

WIOA in Georgia: 1,764 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Cosmetology.
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