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25 schools in Virginia offer cosmetology-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 555 registered apprenticeship sponsors in Virginia 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wytheville Community College | Wytheville | public | $4,622 | 43.3% | $34,303 |
| Southside Virginia Community College | Alberta | public | $5,338 | 33.7% | $32,371 |
| Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics | Ashland | private for-profit | $10,219 | not reported | $31,213 |
| Staunton School of Cosmetology | Staunton | private for-profit | $9,504 | 66% | $22,660 |
| Columbia College | Vienna | private for-profit | $10,171 | 65.8% | $22,160 |
| Avi Career Training | vienna | private for-profit | $15,361 | 89.2% | $28,615 |
| Chester Career College | CHESTER | private for-profit | $24,259 | 62.4% | $32,650 |
| Rudy & Kelly Academy A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Virginia Beach | private for-profit | $18,024 | 67.9% | $24,176 |
| Empire Beauty School-Newport News | Newport News | private for-profit | $23,036 | 41.9% | $23,921 |
| Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | private for-profit | $23,554 | 42.2% | $24,407 |
| Empire Beauty School-Richmond | Richmond | private for-profit | $23,488 | 42.2% | $23,921 |
| Empire Beauty School-Midlothian | Midlothian | private for-profit | $24,203 | 40.8% | $23,921 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke | Roanoke | private for-profit | $20,318 | 50.9% | $19,217 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington | Arlington | private for-profit | $33,455 | not reported | $23,904 |
| Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy | Lynchburg | private for-profit | not reported | 46% | $17,106 |
| Eastern Virginia Career College | Fredericksburg | private for-profit | not reported | 82.5% | $37,304 |
| Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center | Culpeper | public | $14,999 | 76.1% | not reported |
| Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage | Falls Church | private for-profit | not reported | not reported | $44,892 |
| Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of Virginia | Newport News | private for-profit | $12,093 | 46.4% | not reported |
| The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics | Virginia Beach | private for-profit | $21,552 | 87% | not reported |
| Luckes Beauty Academy LLC | Newport News | private for-profit | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Esthetic Institute | Vienna | private for-profit | $22,147 | 85% | not reported |
| Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School | Petersburg | private for-profit | $7,780 | not reported | not reported |
| Lotus Professional College | Richmond | private for-profit | not reported | 89.1% | not reported |
| Jazz Barber and Hairstyling Academy | Petersburg | private for-profit | $14,175 | 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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