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

34 programs in Tennessee’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Cosmetology (39-5012). Published costs run from $500 to $20,995; 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 list34

With a published cost34 of 34

With an employment figure19 of 34

Median published cost$6,961

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:34 rows

#	Published cost basis	Program (provider’s page) · credential · code	Provider · city	Length	Exited	Completed	Employed Q2 after exit	Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1	$500tuition + fees + supplies	Tennessee Braid CertificationState certification · 39-5012	trotter luster academyClarksville 37042	1 wk · 16 hrs	9	100%	50%	$2,358
2	$1,396tuition + fees + supplies	Cosmetology Instructor TrainingCosmetology Instructor Certificate · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MCMINNVILLEMcminnville 37110	10 wk · 30 hrs	—	—	—	—
3	$1,450tuition + fees + supplies	Refresher Course for Barbers and CosmetologistState License · 39-5012	trotter luster academyClarksville 37042	4 wk · 32 hrs	—	—	—	—
4	$2,173tuition + fees + supplies	Cosmetology InstructorCosmetology Instructor Certificate · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT ONEIDA HUNTSVILLHuntsville 37756	42 wk · 25 hrs	—	—	—	—
5	$2,295tuition + fees + supplies	Cosmetology Crossover to Master BarberCosmetology Crossover to Master Barber · 39-5011; 39-5012	Barber School 1Jackson 38305	75 wk · 16 hrs	—	—	—	—
6	$3,700tuition + fees + supplies	InstructorInstructor Endorsement · 39-5011; 39-5012	CDRS Academy of BeautyClarksville 37040	13 wk · 24 hrs	—	—	—	—
7	$3,705tuition + fees + supplies	AESTHETICS TECHNOLOGYAesthetics Technology · 39-5012; 39-5094	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT NASHVILLENashville 37209	32 wk · 28 hrs	110	71%	78%	$7,024
8	$3,900tuition + fees + supplies	Barber to Cosmetology CrossoverBarber to Cosmetology Crossover · 39-5012	CDRS Academy of BeautyClarksville 37040	13 wk · 24 hrs	—	—	—	—
9	$4,600tuition + fees + supplies	Natural HairNatural Hair Diploma License · 39-5012	CDRS Academy of BeautyClarksville 37040	13 wk · 24 hrs	—	—	—	—
10	$5,500tuition + fees + supplies	Tennessee Natural Hair LicenseState License · 39-5012	trotter luster academyClarksville 37042	14 wk · 32 hrs	5	80%	—	—
11	$6,000tuition + fees + supplies	BarberLicensed Barbert · 39-5011; 39-5012	Excel Barber and Style CollegeNashville 37218	36 wk · 40 hrs	—	—	—	—
12	$6,249tuition + fees + supplies	COSMETOLOGYCosmetologist · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT LIVINGSTONLivingston 38570	60 wk · 40 hrs	133	75%	64%	$4,963
13	$6,328tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyDiploma · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MEMPHISMemphis 38105	50 wk · 30 hrs	23	17%	—	—
14	$6,341tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetologists · 39-5012; 39-5091; 39-5092	TCAT Upper CumberlandCrossville 38555	59 wk · 30 hrs	99	82%	52%	$3,744
15	$6,630tuition + fees + supplies	COSMETOLOGYDiploma · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT DICKSONDickson 37055	56 wk · 30 hrs	243	73%	66%	$4,308
16	$6,909tuition + fees + supplies	COSMETOLOGYOccupational Skills Certificate/Credential · 39-5012; 39-5091; 39-5092	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MCMINNVILLEMcminnville 37110	50 wk · 30 hrs	146	70%	66%	$4,090
17	$6,919tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetologist · 39-5012; 39-5091; 39-5092	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT NASHVILLENashville 37209	60 wk · 30 hrs	91	81%	69%	$4,803
18	$6,961tuition + fees + supplies	COSMETOLOGYCosmetologist · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MORRISTOWNMorristown 37813	50 wk · 40 hrs	101	67%	75%	$3,270
19	$7,074tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetologist · 39-5012; 39-5092	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MURFREESBOROMurfreesboro 37129	60 wk · 30 hrs	101	83%	64%	$4,362
20	$7,190tuition + fees + supplies	COSMETOLOGYDiploma · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT ELIZABETHTONElizabethton 37643	50 wk · 30 hrs	98	72%	70%	$4,401
21	$7,236tuition + fees + supplies	COSMETOLOGYCosmetologist Diploma · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT KNOXVILLEKnoxville 37919	30 wk · 40 hrs	273	51%	79%	$4,740
22	$7,296tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetology · 39-5012	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT JACKSBOROJacksboro 37757	50 wk · 30 hrs	44	98%	65%	$3,959
23	$7,652tuition + fees + supplies	COSMETOLOGYInstruction is designed to qualify students for employment upon graduation and to aid in the passing of the State Board of Cosmetology Licensing Exam · 39-5012; 39-5092; 39-5093	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT HOHENWALDHohenwald 38462	60 wk · 40 hrs	72	60%	64%	$3,912
24	$7,867tuition + fees + supplies	COSMETOLOGYCosmetologist · 39-5012; 39-5092; 39-5094	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT HARRIMANHarriman 37748	64 wk · 40 hrs	111	72%	81%	$4,880
25	$8,130tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetologist · 39-5012	Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbern 38059	50 wk · 30 hrs	101	81%	56%	$5,217
26	$8,481tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetologist, Diploma · 39-5012; 39-5092; 39-5094	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT ONEIDA HUNTSVILLHuntsville 37756	64 wk · 30 hrs	42	81%	55%	$4,549
27	$12,600tuition + fees + supplies	Cosmetology ProgramTennessee State Board of Cosmetology & Barber Examiner's Licensure for Cosmetology · 39-5012	Sweetwater Institute of CosmetologySweetwater 37874	49 wk · 34 hrs	3	—	—	—
28	$13,000tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetology Diploma · 39-5012; 39-5091; 39-5092	CDRS Academy of BeautyClarksville 37040	24 wk · 24 hrs	—	—	—	—
29	$13,500tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyTennessee Board of Cosmetology License · 39-5012; 39-5091; 39-5092	Signature Design Beauty AcademyTullahoma 37388	50 wk · 30 hrs	—	—	—	—
30	$16,443tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyTennessee Board of Cosmetology Cosmetologist License · 39-5012; 39-5091; 39-5092	Lawrenceburg Technical CollegeLawrenceburg 38464	50 wk · 30 hrs	35	49%	—	—
31	$18,850tuition + fees + supplies	Beauty 101Certified Cosmotologist · 39-5012	SOT Test ProviderHermitage 37076	24 wk · 50 hrs	16	50%	38%	—
32	$19,094tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetology License · 39-5012	Tennessee School of BeautyKnoxville 37921	45 wk · 34 hrs	22	36%	—	—
33	$20,995tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyOccupational Skills Certificate/Credential · 39-5012; 39-5091; 39-5092	Genesis Career College of CookevilleCookeville 38501	50 wk · 30 hrs	128	47%	69%	$3,885
34	$20,995tuition + fees + supplies	CosmetologyCosmetology License · 39-5012; 39-5091; 39-5092	Genesis Career College Lebanon CampusLebanon 37087	50 wk · 30 hrs	112	38%	75%	$5,227

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,765 programs for Tennessee 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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