Best 19 Cosmetology Schools in Colorado (2022)
Discover the best cosmetology schools in Colorado, as ranked by the Beauty Schools Directory team with the latest data available in 2022.
Top Cosmetology Schools in Colorado
#1 - United Beauty College
#2 - Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs
#3 - National Beauty College
#4 - Technical College of the Rockies
#5 - Emily Griffith Technical College
Top Cosmetology Schools in Colorado (Full List)
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
99.8%
#2
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
97%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
95.1%
#4
Technical College of the Rockies
Delta, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
87.1%
#5
Emily Griffith Technical College
Denver, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.9%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
86.2%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.8%
#8
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
81.4%
#9
The Salon Professional Academy-Grand Junction
Grand Junction, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
76.9%
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
74.4%
#11
International Salon and Spa Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
71.7%
#12
Pickens Technical College
Aurora, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
69.4%
#13
Intellitec College-Grand Junction
Grand Junction, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
67.5%
#14
Fort Collins, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
61.3%
#15
Elevate Salon Institute-Westminster
Westminster, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
61.2%
#16
Avalon School of Cosmetology-Aurora
Aurora, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
60%
#17
Empire Beauty School-Littleton
Littleton, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
57.9%
#18
Paul Mitchell the School-Denver
Lakewood, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
51.9%
#19
Trinidad State Junior College
Trinidad, Colorado
3-Year Average Graduation Rate
2018 – 2020 average:
51.2%
How We Ranked Colorado Cosmetology Programs
The cosmetology schools ranked are accredited or state-approved to provide cosmetology programming according to the licensing requirements in the state. We researched schools that qualified as Title IV institutions and had an average of at least 25 students enrolled in the most recent 3 academic years of available data (2018 - 2020). These schools are all within 50 miles of a major city center and had a weighted 3-year average graduation rate (2018, 2019, and 2020) greater than 50%. After filtering for those requirements, we sorted the remaining programs by the highest weighted average graduation rate to determine the top 19 cosmetology schools in Colorado.
Graduation rate and student enrollment data are from the U.S. Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reports. Schools with key data points missing from IPEDS reports may be omitted from the ranking, as are schools with data that is unattributable to its beauty programs. Many excellent educational institutions—including community colleges—offering a wide variety of vocational programs may, as a result, not be represented on these rankings of top beauty schools.
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This program ranking and others on our site were created by Beauty Schools Directory editorial staff based on both proprietary and publicly available data. In providing this information for our readers, our team makes editorial decisions independent from any commercial partnerships with any educational institution.
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