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Cosmetology Schools in West Virginia
West Virginia has 11 cosmetology programs in our files: 11 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
11
all sources
Median pay
$34,480
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,790
Middle program cost
$12,500
10 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
7
Cosmetology programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Charleston area3 programs
- Huntington area3 programs · median pay $29,580
Every cosmetology program in West Virginia
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | Certificate | $12,500 | 18 months | 24 |
| Boone Career and Technical CenterWIOA list | Foster | Certificate | $9,096 | 24 months | 11 |
| Carver Career Center | Charleston | Certificate | $7,950 | 18 months | 25 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture | Charleston | Certificate | $12,250 | 12 months | 8 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage TherapyWIOA list | Clarksburg | Certificate | $18,000 | 13 months | 11 |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture | Huntington | Certificate | $14,400 | 18 months | 21 |
| International Beauty School 4 | Martinsburg | Certificate | $25,000 | 15 months | 18 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Certificate | $6,034 | 20 months | 11 |
| Morgantown Beauty College IncWIOA list | Morgantown | Certificate | $21,025 | 13 months | 26 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Leroy | Certificate | $7,560 | 24 months | 5 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in West Virginia
- WIOA in West Virginia: 151 programs from 52 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 7 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for West Virginia yet. What Workforce Pell covers.