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Charleston Cosmetology Institute
8484 Dorchester Road, Charleston, SC 29420 · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (843) 552-3670 · School website
Career programs at Charleston Cosmetology Institute
Charleston Cosmetology Institute reported 64 certificate and associate completions in 3 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in cosmetology (25). College Scorecard counts 100 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology | Certificate | 1,500 clock hours, 13 months | $19,500 | 25 | Not published | |
| Nail tech | Certificate | 450 clock hours, 4 months | $5,150 | 21 | Not published | |
| Esthetician | Certificate | 600 clock hours, 5 months | $12,995 | 18 | Not published |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Charleston Cosmetology Institute
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $15,548
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $5,655
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $25,812
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Charleston Cosmetology Institute net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
Other cosmetology programs within 40 miles
- Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, SC · 4.7 mi
- Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SC · 6.0 mi · $18,575
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekGoose Creek, SC · 8.6 mi · $18,762
- Vski Cosmetology SchoolCharleston, SC · 9.5 mi · $15,600