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Largest cosmetology programs in Colorado

Colorado cosmetology programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1IBMC CollegeFort CollinsFor-profit, 2-year414
2Intellitec College-Grand JunctionGrand JunctionFor-profit, 2-year143
3Aveda Institute-DenverDenverFor-profit, under 2-year103
4Arapahoe Community CollegeLittletonPublic, 4-year94
5Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenverPublic, under 2-year84
6Pueblo Community CollegePuebloPublic, 4-year82
7Paul Mitchell the School-DenverLakewoodFor-profit, under 2-year75
8Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewoodPublic, 4-year65
9International Salon and Spa AcademyColorado SpringsFor-profit, under 2-year63
10Trinidad State CollegeTrinidadPublic, 4-year60
11Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsFor-profit, under 2-year60
12Pickens Technical CollegeAuroraPublic, 2-year45
13Avalon Institute-AuroraAuroraFor-profit, under 2-year45
14Empire Beauty SchoolThorntonFor-profit, under 2-year40
15Technical College of the RockiesDeltaPublic, under 2-year32
16Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsFor-profit, under 2-year29
17Stacey James InstituteParkerFor-profit, under 2-year27
18Northeastern Junior CollegeSterlingPublic, 2-year23
19Cheeks Beauty AcademyLovelandFor-profit, under 2-year21
20Lamar Community CollegeLamarPublic, 2-year20
21Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangelyPublic, 4-year12
22Otero CollegeLa JuntaPublic, 2-year12
23Tuana European Beauty AcademyFort CollinsFor-profit, under 2-year12

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.