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Cosmetology school in West Virginia

7 cosmetology programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these cosmetology programs, and West Virginia has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Hairstylists and cosmetologists shampoo, cut, color and style hair. Every state requires a license: you finish a state-approved program, which usually leads to a certificate, and then pass a state licensing exam.1 In West Virginia, 6 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 7 programs

How much does cosmetology school cost in West Virginia?

$10,442 to $18,738 is what most cosmetology programs in West Virginia cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $5,300 to $19,477

In the typical program

Finished the program
72%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in West Virginia may also offer cosmetology school. How these figures are made

Is there free cosmetology school in West Virginia?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Cosmetology school in Morgantown, Charleston, Clarksburg and other West Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 7 cosmetology programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology

    Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy

    Clarksburg

    No diploma needed

    Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy, Clarksburg · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$18,000

    18 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Cosmetology at Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy
    More details about Cosmetology at Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,750
    Students counted
    130
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $18,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    18

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology 1800 Hours

    Morgantown Beauty College Inc.

    Morgantown

    No diploma needed

    Morgantown Beauty College Inc., Morgantown · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$31,200
    Price if you pay yourself$19,477
    Program website, Cosmetology 1800 Hours at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
    More details about Cosmetology 1800 Hours at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
    Finished
    54%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,800
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,550
    Students counted
    92
    a year, estimated
    $31,200
    price
    $19,477

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology

    Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture

    Huntington

    No diploma needed

    Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture, Huntington · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$31,500
    Price if you pay yourself$13,685

    15 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Cosmetology at Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture
    Finished
    49%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,885
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $261
    Students counted
    80
    a year, estimated
    $31,500
    price
    $13,685
    trained with WIOA funding
    15

  • Cosmetology license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology

    Fred W. Eberle Technical Center

    Buckhannon

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fred W. Eberle Technical Center, Buckhannon · Cosmetology license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,000
    Price if you pay yourself$5,300
    Program website, Cosmetology at Fred W. Eberle Technical Center
    More details about Cosmetology at Fred W. Eberle Technical Center
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,750
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,700
    Students counted
    40
    a year, estimated
    $39,000
    price
    $5,300

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology

    Boone County Career and Technical Center

    Foster

    No diploma needed

    Boone County Career and Technical Center, Foster · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$34,000
    Price if you pay yourself$7,200
    More details about Cosmetology at Boone County Career and Technical Center
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,500
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,700
    Students counted
    24
    a year, estimated
    $34,000
    price
    $7,200

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetology

    The Palm Beauty Academy LLC

    Cross Lanes

    No diploma needed

    The Palm Beauty Academy LLC, Cross Lanes · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,000

    13 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Cosmetology at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
    More details about Cosmetology at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
    Finished
    82%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,561
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    13

  • Cosmetology license programIn personNo diploma needed

    DLE Cosmetology 1800 Hours

    Morgantown Beauty College Inc.

    Morgantown

    No diploma needed

    Morgantown Beauty College Inc., Morgantown · Cosmetology license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$19,477
    Program website, DLE Cosmetology 1800 Hours at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
    More details about DLE Cosmetology 1800 Hours at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,550
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $19,477

How to pay for cosmetology school in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for cosmetology school in West Virginia

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for cosmetology school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for cosmetology school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Cosmetology school in West Virginia

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
12th of 20
cosmetology programs here, against the typical state's 4
7 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the cosmetology school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the West Virginia cosmetology program numbers come from

Which West Virginia cosmetology programs are on this list?

These are the cosmetology programs West Virginia approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what West Virginia offers.

How West Virginia cosmetology program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some cosmetology programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

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Sources for the facts about cosmetology school in West Virginia

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Barbers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List