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Cosmetology program at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville

McMinnville, TN · Public 2-year · (931) 473-5587 · 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: Council on Occupational Education

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
$5,760
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$1,471
Listed cost
$7,231
LengthIPEDS
1,500 clock hours, 13 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
31
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
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-McMinnville awarded 31 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 8 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,760 compares with a Tennessee median wage of $31,310 for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (BLS, May 2025).

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General11,500 clock hours, 13 months$5,760
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General301,500 clock hours, 13 months$5,760

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
CosmetologyOccupational Skills Certificate/Credential · In person · CIP 12.0401$5,344+ $1,565 books50 weeks, 30 hours a week68.6%63.9%$4,086118

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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