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Largest cosmetology programs in North Carolina
North Carolina 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-Charlotte | Charlotte | For-profit, under 2-year | 96 |
| 2 | Paul Mitchell the School | Fayetteville | For-profit, under 2-year | 86 |
| 3 | Randolph Community College | Asheboro | Public, 2-year | 80 |
| 4 | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public, 2-year | 77 |
| 5 | Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public, 2-year | 69 |
| 6 | Leons Beauty School Inc | Greensboro | For-profit, under 2-year | 66 |
| 7 | Alamance Community College | Graham | Public, 2-year | 63 |
| 8 | Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | For-profit, under 2-year | 59 |
| 9 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public, 2-year | 54 |
| 10 | Empire Beauty School | Concord | For-profit, under 2-year | 51 |
| 11 | Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public, 2-year | 42 |
| 12 | Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh | Raleigh | For-profit, under 2-year | 42 |
| 13 | Beaufort County Community College | Washington | Public, 2-year | 41 |
| 14 | Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology | Mooresville | For-profit, under 2-year | 39 |
| 15 | Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Public, 2-year | 38 |
| 16 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public, 2-year | 38 |
| 17 | Stanly Community College | Albemarle | Public, 2-year | 38 |
| 18 | Mitchell Community College | Statesville | Public, 2-year | 37 |
| 19 | Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design | Greenville | For-profit, under 2-year | 35 |
| 20 | Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public, 2-year | 32 |
| 21 | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson | Public, 2-year | 31 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | Public, 2-year | 30 |
| 23 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public, 2-year | 29 |
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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