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Cosmetology program at Stage One-The Hair School
Lake Charles, LA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (337) 474-0533 · 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)
- $18,000
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,650
- Listed cost
- $20,650
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,500 clock hours, 12 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 34
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 65 graduates
- $17,395
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $24,380
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $26,307
- Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Lake Charles, LA
- $23,840
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
Stage One-The Hair School awarded 34 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $18,000 compares with a Louisiana median wage of $26,030 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).
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