Charleston, SC · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Charleston Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit institution in Charleston, SC, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 100 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 10:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: www.charlestoncosmetology.com
The published tuition for the largest program at Charleston Cosmetology Institute is $19,500 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 63 South Carolina colleges that do report one is $16,649.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston | Public | 10,558 | $12,978 |
| Trident Technical College | Public | 10,512 | $4,546 |
| Charleston Southern University | Private nonprofit | 2,893 | $32,520 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Public | 2,705 | $12,570 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Public | 303 | — |
| American College of the Building Arts | Private nonprofit | 155 | $21,500 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $25,812 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 55% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $5,655 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 48% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 49% |
| First-generation students | 58% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Charleston Cosmetology Institute's largest program is $19,500 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Charleston Cosmetology Institute enrolls about 100 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 10:1.
Charleston Cosmetology Institute is a private for-profit institution in Charleston, SC. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Charleston Cosmetology Institute does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at Charleston Cosmetology Institute are $25,812 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Charleston Cosmetology Institute graduates who borrowed is $5,655, according to College Scorecard.