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Largest cosmetology programs in South Carolina
South 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 | West Columbia | For-profit, under 2-year | 98 |
| 2 | Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public, 2-year | 76 |
| 3 | Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public, 4-year | 75 |
| 4 | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology | North Augusta | For-profit, under 2-year | 71 |
| 5 | Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public, 2-year | 39 |
| 6 | Strand College of Hair Design | Myrtle Beach | For-profit, under 2-year | 28 |
| 7 | Charleston Cosmetology Institute | Charleston | For-profit, under 2-year | 25 |
| 8 | Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 9 | Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 10 | Vski Cosmetology School | Charleston | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | 13 |
| 11 | LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | Camden | For-profit, under 2-year | 12 |
| 12 | Academy of Hair Technology | Greenville | For-profit, under 2-year | 11 |
| 13 | Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | For-profit, 2-year | 9 |
| 14 | Denmark Technical College | Denmark | Public, 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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