Cosmetology programs in Rhode Island on the federal training list, by published cost

3 programs in Rhode Island’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Cosmetology (39-5012). Published costs run from $15,192 to $19,686; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.

Read this first. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.

Programs on the list3

With a published cost3 of 3

With an employment figure3 of 3

Median published cost$17,690

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#	Published cost basis	Program (provider’s page) · credential · code	Provider · city	Length	Exited	Completed	Employed Q2 after exit	Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1	$15,192tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetology · 39-5012	Empire Beauty SchoolProvidence 2903	40 wk · 30 hrs	215	49%	78%	$5,478
2	$17,690tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetology License · 39-5012	Paul Mitchell The School Rhode IslandCranston 2920	29 wk · 34 hrs	70	76%	86%	$4,740
3	$19,686tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetologist License · 39-5012	Collectiv AcademyCranston 2920	30 wk · 40 hrs	393	89%	85%	$5,183

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (74 programs for Rhode Island in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.

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This page sorts cosmetology programs in Rhode Island by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.

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