For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Trade Schools is $17,653.
Pennsylvania Trade Schools's tuition is higher than national average, which is $15,198 in 2025.
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown has the most expensive tuition & fees of $33,463 and South Hills Beauty Academy has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,775 among Pennsylvania Trade Schools.
The average itemized college cost for Pennsylvania Trade Schools is as follows:
| School Name | Largest Program | Tuition & Fees | Books & Supplies | Living Costs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-State Career School-PittsburghWest Mifflin, PA | Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor | $12,317 | $188 | $12,000 | |
| Altoona Beauty School IncAltoona, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,762 | $2,032 | $21,015 | |
| American Barber and Beauty AcademyReading, PA | Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | $7,150 | $800 | $9,618 | |
| Barber and Beauty Academy of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PA | Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | $6,315 | $650 | $4,978 | |
| Barber School of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | Barbering/Barber | $18,600 | $1,375 | $23,047 | |
| Beauty Culture School, LLCFeasterville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,999 | $1,500 | $30,163 | |
| Beaver Falls Beauty AcademyBeaver Falls, PA | - | $16,600 | - | - | |
| Bella Capelli AcademyMonroeville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,756 | $2,414 | $28,587 | |
| Berks Career & Technology CenterLeesport, PA | Welding Technology/Welder | $9,643 | $396 | $18,153 | |
| Butler Beauty AcademyButler, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,500 | $2,100 | $9,750 | |
| Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty AcademyKittanning, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,500 | $2,100 | $9,750 | |
| Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty AcademyNew Castle, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,500 | $2,100 | $9,750 | |
| Career Technology Center of Lackawanna CountyScranton, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $19,150 | $1,460 | $29,874 | |
| CDE Career InstituteTannersville, PA | Health and Medical Administrative Services (other) | $11,369 | $1,250 | $23,000 | |
| Central Pennsylvania Diesel InstituteLiverpool, PA | - | $25,400 | - | - | |
| Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN CareerMilton, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $24,535 | $1,390 | $17,700 | |
| Champ's Barber SchoolLancaster, PA | Barbering/Barber | $18,900 | $1,600 | $17,052 | |
| Champ's Barber School-LebanonLebanon, PA | Barbering/Barber | $18,900 | $1,600 | $25,851 | |
| Chester County Intermediate UnitDowningtown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $27,554 | $1,705 | $21,060 | |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology CenterClearfield, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $18,940 | $260 | $18,000 | |
| Cortiva InstituteKing of Prussia, PA | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $13,044 | $1,941 | $35,228 | |
| Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing ProgramMeadville, PA | - | $17,205 | - | - | |
| Cutting Edge Barber AcademyLancaster, PA | Barbering/Barber | $19,900 | $1,400 | $24,210 | |
| Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramBroomall, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $24,933 | $664 | $23,304 | |
| Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $16,850 | $2,000 | $29,400 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Lehigh ValleyWhitehall, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Center City PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $19,449 | |
| Empire Beauty School-CheltenhamWyncote, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $18,639 | |
| Empire Beauty School-HanoverHanover, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $16,398 | |
| Empire Beauty School-HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-LancasterLancaster, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-LebanonLebanon, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-MonroevilleMonroeville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-NE PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $19,449 | |
| Empire Beauty School-North HillsPittsburgh, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-PottsvillePottsville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $16,398 | |
| Empire Beauty School-ReadingReading, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $19,449 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Shamokin DamShamokin Dam, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $16,398 | |
| Empire Beauty School-SpringfieldSpringfield, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-West MifflinWest Mifflin, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Wyoming ValleyMoosic, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| Empire Beauty School-YorkYork, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $17,685 | |
| European Medical School of MassageSinking Spring, PA | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $12,970 | $1,722 | $12,975 | |
| Falcon Institute of Health and ScienceBethlehem, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $27,000 | $3,469 | $19,552 | |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute -Cheswick, PA | - | $13,884 | - | - | |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing ProgramUniontown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $14,500 | $6,405 | $31,080 | |
| Fortis Institute-Forty FortForty Fort, PA | - | $13,955 | - | - | |
| Fountain of Youth Academy of CosmetologyPittsburgh, PA | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other) | $9,760 | $1,114 | $18,900 | |
| Franklin County Career and Technology CenterChambersburg, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $16,800 | $1,300 | $26,388 | |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology CenterAltoona, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $19,100 | $2,720 | $16,620 | |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology CenterJohnstown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $22,500 | $1,175 | $12,480 | |
| Greene County Career and Technology CenterWaynesburg, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $21,500 | $3,310 | $18,200 | |
| Hazleton Area Career CenterHazle TWP., PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $17,590 | $1,805 | $23,180 | |
| Health and Technology Training InstitutePhiladelphia, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $25,000 | $1,122 | $57,552 | |
| Heritage Valley Health System School of NursingMcKees Rocks, PA | - | $22,800 | - | - | |
| Indiana County Technology CenterIndiana, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $22,227 | $1,103 | $21,600 | |
| Jean Madeline Aveda InstitutePhiladelphia, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $20,255 | $1,000 | $24,921 | |
| Jefferson County DuBois Area Vocational Technical SchoolReynoldsville, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $15,950 | $2,275 | $20,111 | |
| Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic BodyworkLancaster, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $13,600 | $1,200 | $9,923 | |
| Lansdale School of Cosmetology IncLansdale, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,812 | $2,717 | $17,196 | |
| Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical SchoolLebanon, PA | - | $17,784 | - | - | |
| Lehigh Career & Technical InstituteSchnecksville, PA | Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology | $14,835 | $500 | $18,110 | |
| Lehigh Valley Barber SchoolBethlehem, PA | Barbering/Barber | $23,000 | $800 | $11,437 | |
| Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing ProgramFord City, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $18,190 | $3,696 | $33,360 | |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownAllentown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $33,463 | $2,102 | $40,456 | |
| Metro Beauty AcademyAllentown, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,950 | $2,675 | $20,834 | |
| Mifflin County Academy of Science and TechnologyLewistown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $18,313 | $800 | $40,548 | |
| Northern Tier Career CenterTowanda, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $16,200 | $3,038 | $29,081 | |
| Pennco Tech-BristolBristol, PA | Electrician | $18,750 | $1,420 | $12,845 | |
| Philadelphia Technician TrainingPhiladelphia, PA | Sterile Processing Technology/Technician | $23,000 | - | $11,564 | |
| PMCA Pittsburgh Multicultural Cosmetology AcademyPittsburgh, PA | - | $17,475 | - | - | |
| Premier Barber InstituteNorristown, PA | Barbering/Barber | $18,380 | $1,570 | $35,732 | |
| Prism Career Institute-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) | $28,283 | $2,886 | $38,340 | |
| Schuylkill Technology CenterFrackville, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $19,500 | $4,500 | $14,440 | |
| Sharon Regional School of NursingSharon, PA | - | $18,057 | - | - | |
| Somerset County Technology CenterSomerset, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $17,500 | $2,350 | $35,152 | |
| South Hills Beauty AcademyPittsburgh, PA | Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | $5,775 | $2,425 | $4,613 | |
| St Lukes Hospital School of NursingBethlehem, PA | - | $15,302 | - | - | |
| Susquehanna County Career and Technology CenterSpringville, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $19,995 | - | $7,410 | |
| The Beauty InstituteWhitehall, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $19,550 | $2,700 | $9,900 | |
| The Beauty InstituteStroudsburg, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $19,550 | $2,700 | $14,400 | |
| The Beauty InstitutePhiladelphia, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $19,550 | $2,700 | $8,235 | |
| The Beauty Institute-AmblerAmbler, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $19,550 | $2,700 | $12,825 | |
| The Rapha SchoolHome, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $22,009 | $938 | $15,504 | |
| The Salon Professional AcademyCollegeville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,050 | $2,325 | $20,416 | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-AltoonaAltoona, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,650 | $2,125 | $16,986 | |
| UPMC Shadyside - at UPMC HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA | - | $20,645 | - | - | |
| Venango County Area Vocational Technical SchoolOil City, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $18,483 | $1,063 | $26,672 | |
| Venus Beauty AcademyAston, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,750 | $1,090 | $23,069 | |
| Welder Training and Testing InstituteAllentown, PA | Welding Technology/Welder | $13,500 | $925 | $26,379 | |
| Western Area Career & Technology CenterCanonsburg, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $18,480 | $1,550 | $11,115 | |
| Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical NursingWilkes Barre, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $24,150 | $2,000 | $22,750 | |
| World A Cuts Barber InstituteYork, PA | Barbering/Barber | $22,942 | $1,500 | $25,614 | |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing EducationYork, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) | $20,141 | $600 | $16,720 | |
| Average | - | $18,092 | $2,022 | $20,237 |