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Esthetician school in West Virginia

4 esthetician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Estheticians, or skincare specialists, give face and body treatments and remove unwanted hair. To be licensed you complete a state-approved esthetician or cosmetology program and pass a state exam; the rules vary by state.1 In West Virginia, all 4 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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How much does esthetician school cost in West Virginia?

$5,984 to $9,400

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
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 esthetician school. How these figures are made

Is there free esthetician school in West Virginia?

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

Esthetician school in Morgantown, Huntington, Charleston and other West Virginia cities

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All 4 esthetician programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Esthetician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Esthetics

    Morgantown Beauty College Inc.

    Morgantown

    No diploma needed

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

    Earned a year, estimated$31,200
    Price if you pay yourself$9,400
    Program website, Esthetics at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
    More details about Esthetics at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,800
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,950
    Students counted
    93
    a year, estimated
    $31,200
    price
    $9,400

  • Esthetician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Esthetics

    Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture

    Huntington

    No diploma needed

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

    Earned a year, estimated$35,500
    Price if you pay yourself$5,984

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Esthetics at Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,868
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $261
    Students counted
    31
    a year, estimated
    $35,500
    price
    $5,984
    trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Esthetician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Aesthetics

    The Palm Beauty Academy LLC

    Cross Lanes

    No diploma needed

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

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,800

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Aesthetics at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
    More details about Aesthetics at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,911
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,800
    trained with WIOA funding
    7

  • Esthetician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Esthetics

    Blush Platinum Academy

    Bridgeport

    No diploma needed

    Blush Platinum Academy, Bridgeport · Esthetician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,000
    More details about Esthetics at Blush Platinum Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,000

How to pay for esthetician school in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for esthetician 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 esthetician 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 esthetician 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

Where the West Virginia esthetician program numbers come from

Which West Virginia esthetician programs are on this list?

These are the esthetician 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 the prices and results of West Virginia esthetician programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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%.

Other training in West Virginia

Sources for the facts about esthetician school in West Virginia

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Skincare Specialists
  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