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Cosmetology program at Protege Academy
East Lansing, MI · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (517) 324-3388 · 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)
- $19,600
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,300
- Listed cost
- $21,900
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,500 clock hours, 11 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 34
- 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 hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- $37,380
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
Protege Academy awarded 34 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 2 we list. Its listed tuition of $19,600 compares with a Michigan median wage of $34,820 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).
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