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Cosmetology program at Northwood Technical College

Rice Lake, WI · Public 2-year · (800) 243-9482 · School website

On Wisconsin's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed 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: 44
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 45 graduates: $18,294
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $32,846
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $58 a month over 10 years: $5,500
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $26,307
Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Wisconsin: $36,230

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

Northwood Technical College awarded 44 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 6 career program of 14 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	6	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	38	Not reported	Not reported

On Wisconsin's WIOA eligible training list

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

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Cosmetology	$5,026	32	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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