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Largest cosmetology programs in Kentucky
Kentucky 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 | Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | Louisville | For-profit, under 2-year | 105 |
| 2 | Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 83 |
| 3 | PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | Bowling Green | For-profit, under 2-year | 74 |
| 4 | Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | Lexington | For-profit, under 2-year | 67 |
| 5 | Empire Beauty School | Florence | For-profit, under 2-year | 65 |
| 6 | Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | Lexington | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | 53 |
| 7 | Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public, 2-year | 48 |
| 8 | Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | Lexington | For-profit, under 2-year | 43 |
| 9 | Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | Bowling Green | For-profit, under 2-year | 36 |
| 10 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Public, 2-year | 32 |
| 11 | Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public, 2-year | 30 |
| 12 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Public, 2-year | 23 |
| 13 | Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Public, 2-year | 21 |
| 14 | South Eastern Beauty Academy | Paintsville | For-profit, under 2-year | 20 |
| 15 | Edge Academy of Beauty | Manchester | For-profit, under 2-year | 19 |
| 16 | Appalachian Beauty School | Belfry | For-profit, under 2-year | 17 |
| 17 | Allure Beauty College | Whitesburg | For-profit, under 2-year | 15 |
| 18 | PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | Glasgow | For-profit, under 2-year | 10 |
| 19 | Berea Beauty Academy | Berea | For-profit, under 2-year | 9 |
| 20 | Regina Webb Academy | Bowling Green | For-profit, under 2-year | 7 |
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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