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Barbering program at Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI · Public 2-year · (715) 422-5300 · School website

On Wisconsin's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 4
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 barbersBLS OEWS May 2025, Wisconsin: $36,540

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

Mid-State Technical College awarded 4 barbering credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 17 career program of 22 we list.

On Wisconsin'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 program	Tuition and fees	Length	Completed	Employed, 2nd quarter	Median earnings, 2nd quarter	Students who exited
Barber Technologist Technical DiplomaBarber Technologist Technical Diploma · In person · CIP 12.0402	$4,189+ $1,619 books	48 weeks, 11 hours a week	55.6%	61.1%	$1,745	18

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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