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Cosmetology program at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston

Livingston, TN · Public 2-year · School website

On Tennessee's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: NA

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
$5,154
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$1,360
Listed cost
$6,514
LengthIPEDS
1,500 clock hours, 15 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
25
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, Tennessee
$31,310

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-Livingston awarded 25 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 8 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).

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 programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
CosmetologyCosmetologist · In person · CIP 12.0401$4,916+ $1,333 books60 weeks, 40 hours a week67.3%69.7%$5,050113
ManicuringManicurist Certificate · In person · CIP 12.0401$2,113+ $817 books22 weeks, 40 hours a week93.8%53.3%$3,35616

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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