2024 Tuition Comparison Between Pennsylvania Trade Schools

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Trade Schools is $17,316. It is higher than national average, which is $14,997 in 2024. You can check the 5-year tuition Inflation of Pennsylvania Trade Schools. In addition, you can check the tuition & fees by school type that you want.
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Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia has the most expensive tuition & fees of $28,283 and Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,300 among Pennsylvania Trade Schools.
The average itemized cost for Pennsylvania Trade Schools is as follows.
  • Tuition & Fees is $17,316 for state residents and $17,316 for out-of-state.
  • Boos & supplies cost is $2,016.
  • Living cost is $19,453 (off-campus).
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2024 Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison for Pennsylvania Trade Schools

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2024 Tuition Comparison Between Pennsylvania Trade Schools
School NameLargest ProgramTuition & FeesBooks & SuppliesLiving Costs
All-State Career School-PittsburghWest Mifflin, PATruck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$12,092$293$10,800
Altoona Beauty School IncAltoona, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$16,625$2,032$22,743
American Barber and Beauty AcademyReading, PAAesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist$7,150$800$10,103
Barber and Beauty Academy of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PAAesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist$5,300$650$5,760
Barber School of PittsburghPittsburgh, PABarbering/Barber$18,275$1,150$17,889
Beaver Falls Beauty AcademyBeaver Falls, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$16,600$800$23,625
Bella Capelli AcademyMonroeville, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,625$2,416$25,137
Berks Career & Technology CenterLeesport, PAWelding Technology/Welder$10,990$455$16,350
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture IncFeasterville, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$16,999$1,450$30,163
Butler Beauty AcademyButler, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$15,100$1,900$9,750
Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty AcademyKittanning, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$15,100$1,900$9,425
Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty AcademyNew Castle, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$15,100$1,900$9,425
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna CountyScranton, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$16,950$1,460$29,796
CDE Career InstituteTannersville, PAHealth and Medical Administrative Services (other)$11,369$1,250$21,870
Central Pennsylvania Diesel InstituteLiverpool, PAMedium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician$25,400$300$5,688
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN CareerMilton, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$24,370$1,309$16,800
Champ's Barber SchoolLancaster, PABarbering/Barber$18,900$1,600$16,349
Chester County Intermediate UnitDowningtown, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$26,166$1,455$21,499
Clearfield County Career and Technology CenterClearfield, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$18,775$260$18,000
Cortiva InstituteKing of Prussia, PAMassage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage$13,044$1,941$23,520
Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing ProgramMeadville, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$17,205$1,704$25,569
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramBroomall, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$23,569$664$23,304
Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$16,850$2,000$29,472
Empire Beauty School-Lehigh ValleyWhitehall, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-Center City PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$18,531
Empire Beauty School-CheltenhamWyncote, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$18,531
Empire Beauty School-HanoverHanover, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,500$2,750$15,624
Empire Beauty School-HarrisburgHarrisburg, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-LancasterLancaster, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-LebanonLebanon, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,500$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-MonroevilleMonroeville, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-NE PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$18,531
Empire Beauty School-North HillsPittsburgh, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-PottsvillePottsville, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,500$2,750$15,624
Empire Beauty School-ReadingReading, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,500$2,750$18,531
Empire Beauty School-Shamokin DamShamokin Dam, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,500$2,750$15,624
Empire Beauty School-SpringfieldSpringfield, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-West MifflinWest Mifflin, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,000$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming ValleyMoosic, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,500$2,750$16,848
Empire Beauty School-YorkYork, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,500$2,750$16,848
European Medical School of MassageSinking Spring, PAMassage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage$13,977$2,080$18,963
Falcon Institute of Health and ScienceBethlehem, PA-$27,140--
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute - CheswickCheswick, PAPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)$13,884$4,849$30,168
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing ProgramUniontown, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$12,415$5,180$30,168
Fountain of Youth Academy of CosmetologyBellevue, PACosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)$9,760$1,114$19,351
Franklin County Career and Technology CenterChambersburg, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$16,800$1,250$26,915
Greater Altoona Career & Technology CenterAltoona, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$19,095$1,800$16,512
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology CenterJohnstown, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$21,840$1,250$12,480
Greene County Career and Technology CenterWaynesburg, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$21,100$3,710$17,550
Hazleton Area Career CenterHazle TWP., PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$17,590$1,805$19,419
Health and Technology Training InstitutePhiladelphia, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$22,000$1,415$59,136
Heritage Valley Kennedy School of NursingMcKees Rocks, PA-$22,100--
Indiana County Technology CenterIndiana, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$21,373$1,103$20,400
Jean Madeline Aveda InstitutePhiladelphia, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$20,180$1,000$21,178
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing ProgramReynoldsville, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$15,950$1,925$20,111
Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic BodyworkLancaster, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$13,600$1,200$9,923
Lansdale School of Cosmetology IncLansdale, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,812$2,692$17,196
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical SchoolLebanon, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$17,784$1,395$18,975
Lehigh Valley Barber SchoolBethlehem, PABarbering/Barber$20,000$800$11,437
Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing ProgramFord City, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$17,000$3,866$33,600
Mercer County Career CenterMercer, PA-$16,000--
Mercyhurst Municipal Police Training AcademyNorth East, PA-$8,000--
Metro Beauty AcademyAllentown, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,450$2,675$20,834
Mifflin County Academy of Science and TechnologyLewistown, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$17,498$1,035$39,852
Northern Tier Career CenterTowanda, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$16,200$2,819$32,760
Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphia, PAElectrician$18,745$1,770$18,135
Philadelphia Technician TrainingPhiladelphia, PASterile Processing Technology/Technician$23,000-$15,415
PMCA Pittsburgh Multicultural Cosmetology AcademyPittsburgh, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,475$2,835$22,923
Premier Barber InstituteNorristown, PABarbering/Barber$18,380$1,570$30,619
Prism Career Institute-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)$28,283$2,493$35,535
Professional Academy of CosmetologyNorristown, PA-$12,350--
Schuylkill Technology CenterFrackville, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$17,768$4,326$14,440
Sharon Regional School of NursingSharon, PA-$11,753--
Somerset County Technology CenterSomerset, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$16,500$2,350$30,602
South Hills Beauty AcademyPittsburgh, PAAesthetician/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, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$15,995-$7,410
The Beauty InstituteWhitehall, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$18,050$2,700$9,000
The Beauty InstituteStroudsburg, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$18,050$2,700$13,950
The Beauty Institute - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$18,050$2,700$7,920
The Beauty Institute-AmblerAmbler, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$18,050$2,700$12,150
The Rapha SchoolHome, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$21,120-$16,796
The Salon Professional AcademyCollegeville, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$17,050$2,325$31,122
The Salon Professional Academy-AltoonaAltoona, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$16,150$1,950$16,540
UPMC Shadyside - at UPMC HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA-$20,645--
Venango County Area Vocational Technical SchoolOil City, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$18,092$860$19,907
Venus Beauty AcademySharon Hill, PACosmetology/Cosmetologist$18,750$1,090$23,069
Welder Training and Testing InstituteAllentown, PAWelding Technology/Welder$13,500$925$24,894
Western Area Career & Technology CenterCanonsburg, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$18,480$1,550$11,115
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical NursingWilkes Barre, PALicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training$24,600$2,000$22,321
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing EducationYork, PAPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)$20,010$600$16,720
Average-$17,316$2,016$19,453
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)

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