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Largest cosmetology programs in Florida
Florida 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 | Aveda Institute-South Florida | Davie | For-profit, under 2-year | 279 |
| 2 | Aveda Institute-Tallahassee | Clearwater | For-profit, under 2-year | 259 |
| 3 | Nouvelle Institute | Miami | For-profit, under 2-year | 184 |
| 4 | Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | Public, 4-year | 121 |
| 5 | Paul Mitchell the School | Oviedo | For-profit, under 2-year | 94 |
| 6 | Celebrity School of Beauty | Miami | For-profit, under 2-year | 94 |
| 7 | Summit Salon Academy | Tampa | For-profit, under 2-year | 81 |
| 8 | Sheridan Technical College | Hollywood | Public, 2-year | 77 |
| 9 | Futura Career Institute | Hialeah | For-profit, under 2-year | 71 |
| 10 | Empire Beauty School | Lakeland | For-profit, under 2-year | 69 |
| 11 | Manatee Technical College | Bradenton | Public, 2-year | 62 |
| 12 | Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | Public, 4-year | 62 |
| 13 | Aveda Institute-Fort Myers | Fort Myers | For-profit, under 2-year | 61 |
| 14 | Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville | Gainesville | For-profit, under 2-year | 59 |
| 15 | Pensacola State College | Pensacola | Public, 4-year | 55 |
| 16 | Praxis Institute | Miami | For-profit, under 2-year | 53 |
| 17 | Florida Barber Academy | Plantation | For-profit, under 2-year | 52 |
| 18 | Lively Technical College | Tallahassee | Public, under 2-year | 51 |
| 19 | Beauty Academy of South Florida | Hialeah Gardens | For-profit, under 2-year | 51 |
| 20 | Latin Beauty Academy | greenacres | For-profit, under 2-year | 50 |
| 21 | Ridge Technical College | Winter Haven | Public, under 2-year | 48 |
| 22 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools | Boynton Beach | For-profit, under 2-year | 48 |
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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