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Esthetician program at Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN · Public 2-year · (800) 722-1151 · School website
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
- 14
- 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 skincare specialistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Minnesota
- $44,430
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
Ridgewater College awarded 14 esthetician credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 7 career program of 14 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 12.0409 Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | 10 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 12.0409 Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Minnesota'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced EstheticsSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 12.0409 | $3,323 | 30 weeks, 20 hours a week | 79.4% | 67.6% | $4,391 | 34 |
| EstheologySub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 12.0409 | $3,821 | 30 weeks, 23 hours a week | 79.4% | 67.6% | $4,391 | 34 |
| Advanced EstheticsAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · In person · CIP 12.0409 | $9,968 | 120 weeks, 50 hours a week | Suppressed | 100% | $10,190 | 3 |
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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