Cosmetology Schools in the Arecibo area

Arecibo, PR metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$22,030

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$9,050

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Arecibo area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Arecibo: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.6 miles, farthest 1.6 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $9,050 to $10,640, middle $9,150 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 9 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 65 cosmetology awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $22,030 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($10.59 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $21,840 to $22,290; 60 employed in the metro area; Puerto Rico median $22,090 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Institute of Beauty Careers	Arecibo	Certificate	$10,640	12 months	35	0.6
Colegio Educativo Tecnologico Industrial Inc	Arecibo	Certificate	$9,150	11 months	11	1.0
Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo	Arecibo	Certificate	$9,050	9 months	19	1.6

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

WIOA in Puerto Rico: 348 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 23 of them Cosmetology.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
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