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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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBMC College | Fort Collins | For-profit, 2-year | 414 |
| 2 | Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | For-profit, 2-year | 143 |
| 3 | Aveda Institute-Denver | Denver | For-profit, under 2-year | 103 |
| 4 | Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | Public, 4-year | 94 |
| 5 | Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public, under 2-year | 84 |
| 6 | Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | Public, 4-year | 82 |
| 7 | Paul Mitchell the School-Denver | Lakewood | For-profit, under 2-year | 75 |
| 8 | Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Public, 4-year | 65 |
| 9 | International Salon and Spa Academy | Colorado Springs | For-profit, under 2-year | 63 |
| 10 | Trinidad State College | Trinidad | Public, 4-year | 60 |
| 11 | Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | For-profit, under 2-year | 60 |
| 12 | Pickens Technical College | Aurora | Public, 2-year | 45 |
| 13 | Avalon Institute-Aurora | Aurora | For-profit, under 2-year | 45 |
| 14 | Empire Beauty School | Thornton | For-profit, under 2-year | 40 |
| 15 | Technical College of the Rockies | Delta | Public, under 2-year | 32 |
| 16 | Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | For-profit, under 2-year | 29 |
| 17 | Stacey James Institute | Parker | For-profit, under 2-year | 27 |
| 18 | Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | Public, 2-year | 23 |
| 19 | Cheeks Beauty Academy | Loveland | For-profit, under 2-year | 21 |
| 20 | Lamar Community College | Lamar | Public, 2-year | 20 |
| 21 | Colorado Northwestern Community College | Rangely | Public, 4-year | 12 |
| 22 | Otero College | La Junta | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 23 | Tuana European Beauty Academy | Fort Collins | For-profit, under 2-year | 12 |
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.
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