Cosmetology Schools in the Grand Rapids area

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$38,740

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$17,871

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Grand Rapids area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Grand Rapids: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.6 miles, farthest 35.7 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $17,871 to $21,390, middle $18,395 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 10 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 43 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 224 cosmetology awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 6 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $38,740 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($18.63 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $25,960 to $96,060; 1,290 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $34,820 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Empire Beauty School-MichiganWIOA list	Grand Rapids	Certificate	$19,260	11 months	120	2.6
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids	Kentwood	Certificate	$18,395	11 months	53	8.3
Mosley School of Cosmetology	Kentwood	Certificate	$17,945	11 months	4	9.6
The Salon Professional Academy of Holland	Holland	Certificate	$21,390	12 months	34	22.5
French Academy of Cosmetology	Spring Lake	Certificate	$17,871	10 months	13	25.1
Montcalm Community College	Sidney	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	35.7

WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 11 of them Cosmetology.
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