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Largest cosmetology programs in Virginia
Virginia 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 | Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Virginia Beach | For-profit, under 2-year | 105 |
| 2 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette | Arlington | For-profit, under 2-year | 76 |
| 3 | Paul Mitchell the School | McLean | For-profit, under 2-year | 62 |
| 4 | Empire Beauty School | Virginia Beach | For-profit, under 2-year | 54 |
| 5 | Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke | Roanoke | For-profit, under 2-year | 42 |
| 6 | Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy | Lynchburg | For-profit, under 2-year | 30 |
| 7 | Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center | Culpeper | Public, under 2-year | 26 |
| 8 | Asher Institute of Hampton | Hampton | For-profit, under 2-year | 17 |
| 9 | Staunton School of Cosmetology | Staunton | For-profit, under 2-year | 11 |
| 10 | Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School | Petersburg | For-profit, under 2-year | 11 |
| 11 | Luckes Beauty Academy LLC | Newport News | For-profit, under 2-year | 6 |
| 12 | Jazz Barber and Hairstyling Academy | Petersburg | For-profit, under 2-year | 5 |
| 13 | Columbia College | Vienna | For-profit, 2-year | 2 |
| 14 | Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of Virginia | Newport News | For-profit, under 2-year | 2 |
| 15 | Avi Career Training | Great Falls | For-profit, under 2-year | 1 |
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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