The Community for Accredited Online Schools (AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org), a leading resource provider for higher education information, has ranked the Best Beauty and Cosmetology Programs in the U.S. Both two and four year schools were ranked, with Pensacola State College, Idaho State University, Florida Gateway College, Palm Beach State College and Daytona State College coming in as the top five four-year beauty and cosmetology schools and Northland Pioneer College, McDowell Technical Community College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Randolph Community College and Beaufort County Community College as the top five two-year beauty and cosmetology schools.
“The U.S. Department of Labor projects faster-than-average job growth for the beauty industry over the next eight years,” said Doug Jones, CEO and Founder of the Community for Accredited Online Schools. “The cosmetology and beauty program options available at these two and four year schools are not only in-demand, they’re offering high quality education and placement services that help set students up for success after graduation.”
Schools on the Best Beauty and Cosmetology Program list must meet specific base requirements to be included: colleges must hold regional accreditation and be either a two-year or four-year, public or private not-for-profit institution. Each college must also offer students career placement services after degree completion. Both online and on-campus professional training programs were considered, and each list ranks the top schools based on over a dozen unique data points.
For more details on where each school falls in the rankings and the data and methodology used to determine the lists, visit:
http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/vocational-trade-school/beauty-cosmetology/
The Best Two-Year Beauty and Cosmetology Programs for 2016 are found at the following schools:
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Athens Technical College
Augusta Technical College
Beaufort County Community College
Bevill State Community College
Bladen Community College
Blue Ridge Community College
Brunswick Community College
Cape Fear Community College
Carteret Community College
College of the Ouachitas
Columbus Technical College
Edgecombe Community College
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Frank Phillips College
Grayson College
Haywood Community College
Hill College
Hinds Community College
Houston Community College
Howard College
JF Drake State Community and Technical College
James Sprunt Community College
Johnson County Community College
Johnston Community College
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Lawson State Community College - Birmingham
Lee College
Mayland Community College
McDowell Technical Community College
Meridian Community College
Mott Community College
New Mexico Junior College
Northland Pioneer College
Pamlico Community College
Pearl River Community College
Pickens Technical College
Randolph Community College
Reid State Technical College
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
San Jacinto College
San Juan College
Savannah Technical College
South Georgia Technical College
Southwestern Community College
Stanly Community College
Trinidad State Junior College
Vance-Granville Community College
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
The Best Four-Year Beauty and Cosmetology Programs for 2016 are found at the following schools:
Chipola College
Daytona State College
Eastern Florida State College
Florida Gateway College
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Idaho State University
Indian River State College
Midland College
Northern New Mexico College
Palm Beach State College
Pensacola State College
Remington College
South Florida State College
Utah State University
Vincennes University