Cosmetology Schools in the Wilmington area

Wilmington, NC metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$37,230

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,716

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Wilmington area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Wilmington: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 7.0 miles, farthest 14.4 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $16,716 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 74 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 120 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on North Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $37,230 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.90 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $24,320 to $60,450; 500 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $38,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Cape Fear Community CollegeWIOA list	Wilmington	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	77	7.0
College of Wilmington	Wilmington	Certificate	$16,716	11 months	19	7.8
Brunswick Community College	Bolivia	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	24	14.4

WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 22 of them Cosmetology.
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