Cosmetology Schools in the Lafayette area

Lafayette, LA metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$23,700

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,950

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Lafayette area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Lafayette: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 0.5 miles, farthest 2.1 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $16,950 to $26,459, middle $19,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 12 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 133 cosmetology awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $23,700 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($11.40 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $21,400 to $30,890; 350 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $26,030 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette	Lafayette	Certificate	$19,500	13 months	38	0.5
South Louisiana Community College	Lafayette	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	5	1.4
Blue Cliff College-Lafayette	Lafayette	Certificate	$26,459	12 months	32	2.1
Cosmetology Training Center	Lafayette	Certificate	$16,950	15 months	58	2.1

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

WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them Cosmetology.
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