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26 schools in Colorado offer cosmetology-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 18 registered apprenticeship sponsors in Colorado train cosmetology apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups cosmetology with barbering — schools below may offer any of these.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical College of the Rockies | Delta | public | $3,796 | 95.7% | $45,516 |
| Pickens Technical College | Aurora | public | $6,600 | 67.9% | $39,210 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | public | $9,044 | 31.6% | $46,288 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | public | $7,197 | 92.2% | $35,487 |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar | public | $9,161 | 37.4% | $38,719 |
| Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | public | $11,571 | 26.1% | $48,341 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Rangely | public | $12,131 | 42.2% | $43,526 |
| Otero College | La Junta | public | $11,103 | 41% | $39,018 |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | public | $10,772 | 53.1% | $36,475 |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | public | $12,045 | 30.6% | $37,434 |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | public | $13,801 | 35.3% | $39,893 |
| Cheeks Beauty Academy | Loveland | private for-profit | $9,739 | 70.6% | $25,459 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $14,409 | 66% | $28,934 |
| Aveda Institute-Denver | Denver | private for-profit | $20,167 | 83.2% | $38,020 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | private for-profit | $19,216 | 71% | $31,541 |
| Avalon Institute-Aurora | Aurora | private for-profit | $15,856 | 81.1% | $24,367 |
| Empire Beauty School-Thornton | Thornton | private for-profit | $16,752 | 65.1% | $24,397 |
| Empire Beauty School-Littleton | Littleton | private for-profit | $17,136 | 67.9% | $24,022 |
| Empire Beauty School-Aurora | Aurora | private for-profit | $18,186 | 41.1% | $24,022 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $22,022 | 78.8% | $27,683 |
| International Salon and Spa Academy | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $20,725 | 79% | $22,332 |
| IBMC College | Fort Collins | private for-profit | $34,590 | 77% | $34,432 |
| TIGI Hairdressing Academy Legacy | Colorado Springs | private for-profit | $25,777 | 57.8% | $22,480 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Denver | Lakewood | private for-profit | $25,711 | 77% | not reported |
| Stacey James Institute | Parker | private for-profit | $17,042 | 80.9% | not reported |
| Tuana European Beauty Academy | Fort Collins | private for-profit | $17,052 | not reported | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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