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28 schools in South Carolina offer cosmetology-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 8 registered apprenticeship sponsors in South Carolina 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | public | $1,406 | 23.8% | $38,253 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | public | $2,004 | 18.8% | $32,748 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | public | $4,159 | 32.5% | $35,507 |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | public | $11,713 | 25.2% | $39,473 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | public | $9,887 | 29% | $29,935 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | public | $14,724 | 19.3% | $35,090 |
| Strand College of Hair Design | Myrtle Beach | private for-profit | $9,998 | 77.5% | $21,301 |
| Academy of Hair Technology | Greenville | private for-profit | $11,409 | not reported | $22,893 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg | Spartanburg | private for-profit | $13,919 | 71.6% | $25,088 |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | Charleston | private for-profit | $15,548 | 60.7% | $25,812 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | Rock Hill | private for-profit | $14,029 | 68.8% | $23,193 |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | Camden | private for-profit | $14,427 | 71.1% | $22,831 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston | North Charleston | private for-profit | $17,726 | 70.1% | $26,696 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | West Columbia | private for-profit | $18,210 | 56.1% | $26,696 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | Greenville | private for-profit | $18,272 | 63.3% | $26,696 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek | Goose Creek | private for-profit | $17,230 | 83.5% | $25,088 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | West Columbia | private for-profit | $17,337 | 44.5% | $25,088 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta | North Augusta | private for-profit | $18,677 | 58% | $25,542 |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | public | $19,156 | 20.1% | $25,351 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence | Florence | private for-profit | $21,962 | 74% | $25,542 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville | Greenville | private for-profit | $20,540 | 75% | $23,193 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | private for-profit | $31,941 | 55.9% | $31,156 |
| Top of the Line Barber College | Charleston | private for-profit | $19,078 | 31% | not reported |
| Barber Tech Academy | Orangeburg | private for-profit | $31,354 | 26% | not reported |
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute | Elgin | private for-profit | $17,333 | 87.3% | not reported |
| Vski Cosmetology School | Charleston | private nonprofit | $10,578 | 72.5% | not reported |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | Kingstree | private for-profit | $8,905 | not reported | not reported |
| Barber Tech Academy-Columbia | Columbia | private for-profit | $26,281 | 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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