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Cosmetology Schools in the Charlotte area
10 cosmetology programs in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (North Carolina, South Carolina), listed by distance from Charlotte.
Programs
10
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$38,530
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$18,762
of 6 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Charlotte first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Certificate | $19,260 | 11 months | 24 | 6.7 |
| Empire Beauty School-Concord | Concord, NC | Certificate | $19,260 | 11 months | 51 | 7.3 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte, NC | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 69 | 8.8 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Certificate | $19,425 | 11 months | 96 | 9.0 |
| Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology | Mooresville, NC | Certificate | $20,125 | 13 months | 39 | 17.5 |
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville | Charlotte, NC | Certificate | $19,260 | 11 months | 30 | 17.7 |
| Gaston College | Dallas, NC | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 19.8 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | Rock Hill, SC | Certificate | $18,762 | 12 months | 51 | 27.3 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury, NC | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 54 | 28.6 |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville, NC | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 30.4 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Charlotte area
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 22 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other North Carolina metro areas
- Greensboro area6 programs
- Asheville area3 programs
- Hickory area3 programs
- Raleigh area3 programs
- Wilmington area3 programs