2024 Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison for Pennsylvania Trade Schools
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| 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 | $12,092 | $293 | $10,800 | |
| Altoona Beauty School IncAltoona, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,625 | $2,032 | $22,743 | |
| American Barber and Beauty AcademyReading, PA | Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | $7,150 | $800 | $10,103 | |
| Barber and Beauty Academy of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PA | Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | $5,300 | $650 | $5,760 | |
| Barber School of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | Barbering/Barber | $18,275 | $1,150 | $17,889 | |
| Beaver Falls Beauty AcademyBeaver Falls, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,600 | $800 | $23,625 | |
| Bella Capelli AcademyMonroeville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,625 | $2,416 | $25,137 | |
| Berks Career & Technology CenterLeesport, PA | Welding Technology/Welder | $10,990 | $455 | $16,350 | |
| Bucks County School of Beauty Culture IncFeasterville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,999 | $1,450 | $30,163 | |
| Butler Beauty AcademyButler, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $15,100 | $1,900 | $9,750 | |
| Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty AcademyKittanning, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $15,100 | $1,900 | $9,425 | |
| Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty AcademyNew Castle, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $15,100 | $1,900 | $9,425 | |
| Career Technology Center of Lackawanna CountyScranton, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $16,950 | $1,460 | $29,796 | |
| CDE Career InstituteTannersville, PA | Health and Medical Administrative Services (other) | $11,369 | $1,250 | $21,870 | |
| Central Pennsylvania Diesel InstituteLiverpool, PA | Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician | $25,400 | $300 | $5,688 | |
| Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN CareerMilton, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $24,370 | $1,309 | $16,800 | |
| Champ's Barber SchoolLancaster, PA | Barbering/Barber | $18,900 | $1,600 | $16,349 | |
| Chester County Intermediate UnitDowningtown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $26,166 | $1,455 | $21,499 | |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology CenterClearfield, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $18,775 | $260 | $18,000 | |
| Cortiva InstituteKing of Prussia, PA | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $13,044 | $1,941 | $23,520 | |
| Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing ProgramMeadville, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $17,205 | $1,704 | $25,569 | |
| Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramBroomall, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $23,569 | $664 | $23,304 | |
| Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $16,850 | $2,000 | $29,472 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Lehigh ValleyWhitehall, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Center City PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $18,531 | |
| Empire Beauty School-CheltenhamWyncote, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $18,531 | |
| Empire Beauty School-HanoverHanover, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $15,624 | |
| Empire Beauty School-HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-LancasterLancaster, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-LebanonLebanon, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-MonroevilleMonroeville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-NE PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $18,531 | |
| Empire Beauty School-North HillsPittsburgh, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-PottsvillePottsville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $15,624 | |
| Empire Beauty School-ReadingReading, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $18,531 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Shamokin DamShamokin Dam, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $15,624 | |
| Empire Beauty School-SpringfieldSpringfield, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-West MifflinWest Mifflin, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,000 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Wyoming ValleyMoosic, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| Empire Beauty School-YorkYork, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,500 | $2,750 | $16,848 | |
| European Medical School of MassageSinking Spring, PA | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $13,977 | $2,080 | $18,963 | |
| Falcon Institute of Health and ScienceBethlehem, PA | - | $27,140 | - | - | |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute - CheswickCheswick, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) | $13,884 | $4,849 | $30,168 | |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing ProgramUniontown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $12,415 | $5,180 | $30,168 | |
| Fountain of Youth Academy of CosmetologyBellevue, PA | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other) | $9,760 | $1,114 | $19,351 | |
| Franklin County Career and Technology CenterChambersburg, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $16,800 | $1,250 | $26,915 | |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology CenterAltoona, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $19,095 | $1,800 | $16,512 | |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology CenterJohnstown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $21,840 | $1,250 | $12,480 | |
| Greene County Career and Technology CenterWaynesburg, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $21,100 | $3,710 | $17,550 | |
| Hazleton Area Career CenterHazle TWP., PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $17,590 | $1,805 | $19,419 | |
| Health and Technology Training InstitutePhiladelphia, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $22,000 | $1,415 | $59,136 | |
| Heritage Valley Kennedy School of NursingMcKees Rocks, PA | - | $22,100 | - | - | |
| Indiana County Technology CenterIndiana, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $21,373 | $1,103 | $20,400 | |
| Jean Madeline Aveda InstitutePhiladelphia, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $20,180 | $1,000 | $21,178 | |
| Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing ProgramReynoldsville, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $15,950 | $1,925 | $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 | $2,692 | $17,196 | |
| Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical SchoolLebanon, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $17,784 | $1,395 | $18,975 | |
| Lehigh Valley Barber SchoolBethlehem, PA | Barbering/Barber | $20,000 | $800 | $11,437 | |
| Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing ProgramFord City, PA | Licensed 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, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,450 | $2,675 | $20,834 | |
| Mifflin County Academy of Science and TechnologyLewistown, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $17,498 | $1,035 | $39,852 | |
| Northern Tier Career CenterTowanda, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $16,200 | $2,819 | $32,760 | |
| Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphia, PA | Electrician | $18,745 | $1,770 | $18,135 | |
| Philadelphia Technician TrainingPhiladelphia, PA | Sterile Processing Technology/Technician | $23,000 | - | $15,415 | |
| PMCA Pittsburgh Multicultural Cosmetology AcademyPittsburgh, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,475 | $2,835 | $22,923 | |
| Premier Barber InstituteNorristown, PA | Barbering/Barber | $18,380 | $1,570 | $30,619 | |
| Prism Career Institute-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) | $28,283 | $2,493 | $35,535 | |
| Professional Academy of CosmetologyNorristown, PA | - | $12,350 | - | - | |
| Schuylkill Technology CenterFrackville, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $17,768 | $4,326 | $14,440 | |
| Sharon Regional School of NursingSharon, PA | - | $11,753 | - | - | |
| Somerset County Technology CenterSomerset, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $16,500 | $2,350 | $30,602 | |
| 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 | $15,995 | - | $7,410 | |
| The Beauty InstituteWhitehall, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,050 | $2,700 | $9,000 | |
| The Beauty InstituteStroudsburg, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,050 | $2,700 | $13,950 | |
| The Beauty Institute - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,050 | $2,700 | $7,920 | |
| The Beauty Institute-AmblerAmbler, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,050 | $2,700 | $12,150 | |
| The Rapha SchoolHome, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $21,120 | - | $16,796 | |
| The Salon Professional AcademyCollegeville, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,050 | $2,325 | $31,122 | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-AltoonaAltoona, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,150 | $1,950 | $16,540 | |
| UPMC Shadyside - at UPMC HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA | - | $20,645 | - | - | |
| Venango County Area Vocational Technical SchoolOil City, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $18,092 | $860 | $19,907 | |
| Venus Beauty AcademySharon Hill, PA | Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,750 | $1,090 | $23,069 | |
| Welder Training and Testing InstituteAllentown, PA | Welding Technology/Welder | $13,500 | $925 | $24,894 | |
| 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 | $24,600 | $2,000 | $22,321 | |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing EducationYork, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) | $20,010 | $600 | $16,720 | |
| Average | - | $17,316 | $2,016 | $19,453 |
*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Last updated: September 25, 2023)
**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)
Tuition Charts for Pennsylvania Trade Schools
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- Villanova University Private, four-years | Villanova
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington Public, four-years | New Kensington
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- Arcadia University Private, four-years | Glenside
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- Community College of Philadelphia Public, 2-4 years | Philadelphia
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- Metro Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Allentown
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- Berks Career & Technology Center Public, Less than 2-years | Leesport
- York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education Public, Less than 2-years | York
- Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania Private, Less than 2-years | Harrisburg
- Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Kittanning
- Jean Madeline Aveda Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Philadelphia
- Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Bellevue
- Cortiva Institute Private, Less than 2-years | King of Prussia
- Venus Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Sharon Hill