Career Programs at Charleston Cosmetology Institute

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at Charleston Cosmetology Institute is Cosmetology/Cosmetologist. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $19,500 and the national average is $16,042.

Its tuition is higher than national average of Cosmetology/Cosmetologist program. The length of the program is 1500 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 13 months.

The following table shows the 3 largest vocational programs at Charleston Cosmetology Institute with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

3 Largest Career Programs at Charleston Cosmetology Institute
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	$19,500	$16,042	-	1500 Contact Hours	13 Months
2	Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	$10,995	$5,356	-	600 Contact Hours	5 Months
3	Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	$5,150	$9,978	-	600 Contact Hours	5 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Charleston Cosmetology Institute is $19,500 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all career programs and costs for some program may quietly differ from the average cost.

Charleston Cosmetology Institute offers the alternative tuition plans including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

87% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $1,899 (exclude student loans).

Charleston Cosmetology Institute 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$19,500
Books & Supplies	-
Off-Campus Room & Board	$16,731
Off-Campus Expenses	$5,343
Average Financial Amount	$1,899

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Charleston Cosmetology Institute offers 3 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 71 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Charleston Cosmetology Institute
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	2	53
2 Years Certificate	1	18
Total	3	71

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

53 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
18 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate
1-2 Years Certificate

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	✕	35	-
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	✕	18	-
	Total	53

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	18	-
	Total	18

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 101 students are attending at Charleston Cosmetology Institute. There are 2 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 7 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 (6.67%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 10 (full-time) and 8 (part-time).

Charleston Cosmetology Institute 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	101
Number of Faculty	9
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

Student Population at Charleston Cosmetology Institute

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 116 students enrolled into Charleston Cosmetology Institute. By gender, 2 male and 114 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Charleston Cosmetology Institute.

Student Population By Gender
Charleston Cosmetology Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	116	2	114
Full-time	82	2	80
Part-tme	34	0	34

There are 19 White (16.38%), 86 Black/African American (74.14%), 5 Hispanic (4.31%), 1 Asian (0.86%), and 10 students with other races attending Charleston Cosmetology Institute.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Charleston Cosmetology Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	116	2	114
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	86	1	85
Hispanic	5	0	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	19	1	18
Two More	4	0	4
Un-Known	1	0	1
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

By age range, at Charleston Cosmetology Institute, 35 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.17% of total students), 16 students are aged below 20 (13.79%), 3 students are aged above 50 (5.17%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Charleston Cosmetology Institute
	Total	Male	Female
Total	116	2	114
Under 18	1	0	1
Age 18-19	15	0	15
Age 20-21	18	0	18
Age 22-24	17	0	17
Age 25-29	30	0	30
Age 30-34	16	2	14
Age 35-39	11	0	11
Age 40-49	5	0	5
Age 50-64	3	0	3

Directory and Accreditation Information

Charleston Cosmetology Institute is accredited by Council on Occupational Education (11/11/1986 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Charleston Cosmetology Institute.

8484 Dorchester Road, Charleston, SC

843-552-3670

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

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