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Cosmetology program at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
Elizabethton, TN · Public 2-year · (423) 543-0070 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $5,154
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,711
- Listed cost
- $6,865
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,500 clock hours, 14 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 28
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $26,307
- Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Johnson City, TN
- $28,980
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
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton awarded 28 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 10 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,154 compares with a Tennessee median wage of $31,310 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General | 5 | 1,500 clock hours, 14 months | $5,154 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General | 23 | 1,500 clock hours, 14 months | $5,154 |
On Tennessee'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CosmetologyDiploma · In person · CIP 12.0401 | $4,916+ $1,711 books | 50 weeks, 30 hours a week | 69.7% | 66% | $4,546 | 76 |
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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