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Esthetician program at Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology

Branford, CT · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (203) 315-2985 · School website

On Connecticut's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
$7,390
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$2,692
Listed cost
$10,082
LengthIPEDS
600 clock hours, 6 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
17
Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services as one group at this school
Not shown for this program alone
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$26,307
Typical pay for skincare specialistsBLS OEWS May 2025, New Haven, CT
$47,960

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology awarded 17 esthetician credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $7,390 compares with a Connecticut median wage of $43,680 for skincare specialists (BLS, May 2025).

On Connecticut's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
EstheticsEsthetic License · In person · CIP 12.0409$10,520+ $2,149 books24 weeks, 25 hours a weekSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

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