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Cosmetology program at Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (803) 772-6042 · School website

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 (1 to under 2 years)
$18,762
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$2,938
Listed cost
$21,700
LengthIPEDS
1,500 clock hours, 13 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
60
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 464 graduates
$18,956
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$26,778
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $62 a month over 10 years
$5,893
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$26,307
Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Columbia, SC
$30,710

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About this program

Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia awarded 60 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $18,762 compares with a South Carolina median wage of $33,700 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).

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