2026 Working Student Rankings - Page 18
Best Trade Colleges for Working Students
Rankings 1551-1608 of 1,608 trade colleges for working students
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Rankings based on IPEDS data: part-time completion rates, part-time retention, schedule accessibility, program breadth, and institutional scale.
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Top Colleges for Working Students
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#1551
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Chandler
Chandler, AZ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 22.4
22.4 / 100
PT Retention 5%
33% retained PT Students 48%
39% part-time Enrollment 104
Programs 1 fields
#1552
Partial Data Jean Madeline Aveda Institute
Philadelphia, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 22.2
22.2 / 100
PT Retention 16%
52% retained PT Students 16%
17.3% part-time Enrollment 244
Programs 1 fields
#1553
Partial Data Rob Roy Academy-Worcester
Worcester, MA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 22
22 / 100
PT Retention 11%
47% retained PT Students 38%
33.2% part-time Enrollment 109
Programs 1 fields
#1554
Partial Data French Academy of Cosmetology
Spring Lake, MI
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.8
21.8 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 49%
39.6% part-time Enrollment 51
Programs 1 fields
#1555
Partial Data The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.8
21.8 / 100
PT Retention 21%
58% retained PT Students 22%
23.7% part-time Enrollment 121
Programs 1 fields
#1556
Partial Data DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology
West Springfield, MA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.7
21.7 / 100
PT Retention 1%
10% retained PT Students 69%
54.1% part-time Enrollment 21
Programs 1 fields
#1557
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Tampa
Tampa, FL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.7
21.7 / 100
PT Retention 7%
36% retained PT Students 42%
35.9% part-time Enrollment 111
Programs 1 fields
#1558
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.7
21.7 / 100
PT Retention 23%
60% retained PT Students 23%
24.2% part-time Enrollment 98
Programs 1 fields
#1559
Partial Data Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington
Arlington, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.4
21.4 / 100
PT Retention 20%
56% retained PT Students 3%
0.8% part-time Enrollment 374
Programs 1 fields
#1560
Partial Data Keene Beauty Academy
Keene, NH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.3
21.3 / 100
PT Retention 25%
61% retained PT Students 29%
28.2% part-time Enrollment 50
Programs 1 fields
#1561
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.2
21.2 / 100
PT Retention 21%
58% retained PT Students 22%
23.4% part-time Enrollment 110
Programs 1 fields
#1562
Partial Data Genesis Career College-Lebanon
Lebanon, TN
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.1
21.1 / 100
PT Retention 4%
29% retained PT Students 8%
8.2% part-time Enrollment 96
Programs 3 fields
#1563
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Hanover
Hanover, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21.1
21.1 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 46%
37.8% part-time Enrollment 55
Programs 1 fields
#1564
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Morrow
Morrow, GA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21
21 / 100
PT Retention 5%
32% retained PT Students 27%
26.4% part-time Enrollment 242
Programs 1 fields
#1565
Partial Data Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin
Lufkin, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 21
21 / 100
PT Retention 9%
43% retained PT Students 45%
37.1% part-time Enrollment 74
Programs 1 fields
#1566
Partial Data Elite Academy of Hair Design
Bridgeport, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 20.9
20.9 / 100
PT Retention 41%
75% retained PT Students 4%
1.9% part-time Enrollment 61
Programs 1 fields
#1567
Partial Data Alamo City Barber College
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 20.8
20.8 / 100
PT Retention 29%
67% retained PT Students 9%
9.2% part-time Enrollment 114
Programs 1 fields
#1568
Partial Data PJ's College of Cosmetology-Richmond
Richmond, IN
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 20.3
20.3 / 100
PT Retention 18%
54% retained PT Students 34%
31% part-time Enrollment 55
Programs 1 fields
#1569
Partial Data Academy of Hair Design-Jackson
Jackson, MS
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.9
19.9 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 39%
34.1% part-time Enrollment 71
Programs 1 fields
#1570
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Pineville
Charlotte, NC
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.9
19.9 / 100
PT Retention 20%
56% retained PT Students 26%
25.6% part-time Enrollment 75
Programs 1 fields
#1571
Partial Data Boone Career and Technical Center
Foster, WV
Public
Overall Score 19.7
19.7 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 0%
0% part-time Enrollment 59
Programs 4 fields
#1572
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Buffalo
Cheektowaga, NY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.6
19.6 / 100
PT Retention 7%
36% retained PT Students 40%
34.9% part-time Enrollment 87
Programs 1 fields
#1573
Partial Data Velvatex College of Beauty Culture
Little Rock, AR
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.4
19.4 / 100
PT Retention 29%
67% retained PT Students 26%
25.7% part-time Enrollment 8
Programs 1 fields
#1574
Partial Data Mission Beauty Institute
Mission, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.4
19.4 / 100
PT Retention 48%
78% retained PT Students 0%
0% part-time Enrollment 11
Programs 1 fields
#1575
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Thornton
Thornton, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.3
19.3 / 100
PT Retention 5%
33% retained PT Students 31%
28.9% part-time Enrollment 149
Programs 1 fields
#1576
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Rochester
Rochester, NY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.1
19.1 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 37%
32.9% part-time Enrollment 67
Programs 1 fields
#1577
Partial Data Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan
Sterling Heights, MI
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 18.8
18.8 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 23%
24% part-time Enrollment 136
Programs 1 fields
#1578
Partial Data Academy of Beauty Professionals
Raymore, MO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 18.8
18.8 / 100
PT Retention 5%
33% retained PT Students 53%
41.7% part-time Enrollment 31
Programs 1 fields
#1579
Partial Data The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School
Frederick, MD
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 18.1
18.1 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 20%
21.7% part-time Enrollment 140
Programs 1 fields
#1580
Partial Data Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe
Monroe, MI
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 18
18 / 100
PT Retention 36%
71% retained PT Students 0%
0% part-time Enrollment 70
Programs 1 fields
#1581
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Augusta
Augusta, GA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 17.4
17.4 / 100
PT Retention 27%
64% retained PT Students 9%
9.8% part-time Enrollment 73
Programs 1 fields
#1582
Partial Data Jay's Technical Institute
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 17
17 / 100
PT Retention 29%
67% retained PT Students 4%
2.8% part-time Enrollment 79
Programs 1 fields
#1583
Partial Data Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center
Culpeper, VA
Public
Overall Score 16.9
16.9 / 100
PT Retention 29%
67% retained PT Students 13%
15.2% part-time Enrollment 34
Programs 1 fields
#1584
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 16.8
16.8 / 100
PT Retention 7%
38% retained PT Students 17%
18.6% part-time Enrollment 171
Programs 1 fields
#1585
Partial Data Grabber School of Hair Design
St. Louis, MO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 16.7
16.7 / 100
PT Retention 5%
33% retained PT Students 18%
19.4% part-time Enrollment 182
Programs 1 fields
#1586
Partial Data Bella Cosmetology and Barber College
Greenville, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 16.6
16.6 / 100
PT Retention 4%
30% retained PT Students 40%
34.6% part-time Enrollment 57
Programs 1 fields
#1587
Partial Data Barber Education Academy
Laredo, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 16.6
16.6 / 100
PT Retention 23%
60% retained PT Students 20%
21.3% part-time Enrollment 37
Programs 1 fields
#1588
Partial Data Gerbers Akron Beauty School
Akron, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 16.6
16.6 / 100
PT Retention 2%
13% retained PT Students 47%
37.9% part-time Enrollment 39
Programs 1 fields
#1589
Partial Data Charleston Cosmetology Institute
Charleston, SC
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 16.3
16.3 / 100
PT Retention 10%
44% retained PT Students 22%
23.7% part-time Enrollment 100
Programs 1 fields
#1590
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 16.1
16.1 / 100
PT Retention 3%
20% retained PT Students 33%
29.9% part-time Enrollment 90
Programs 1 fields
#1591
Partial Data Fort Worth Beauty School
Benbrook, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 15.7
15.7 / 100
PT Retention 29%
67% retained PT Students 8%
7.7% part-time Enrollment 41
Programs 1 fields
#1592
Partial Data Santa Ana Beauty College
Santa Ana, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 15.7
15.7 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 19%
19.8% part-time Enrollment 99
Programs 1 fields
#1593
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Nashville
Brentwood, TN
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 15.5
15.5 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 16%
16.8% part-time Enrollment 111
Programs 1 fields
#1594
Partial Data One Stop Academy
Fayetteville, NC
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 15.2
15.2 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 33%
29.8% part-time Enrollment 31
Programs 1 fields
#1595
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Maine
Bangor, ME
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 15.2
15.2 / 100
PT Retention 2%
18% retained PT Students 26%
26% part-time Enrollment 117
Programs 1 fields
#1596
Partial Data Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware
Newark, DE
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 14.6
14.6 / 100
PT Retention 3%
20% retained PT Students 18%
19.5% part-time Enrollment 148
Programs 1 fields
#1597
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Newport News
Newport News, VA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 14.3
14.3 / 100
PT Retention 5%
33% retained PT Students 24%
24.8% part-time Enrollment 92
Programs 1 fields
#1598
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Concord
Concord, NC
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 14.3
14.3 / 100
PT Retention 3%
25% retained PT Students 23%
24% part-time Enrollment 110
Programs 1 fields
#1599
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Littleton
Littleton, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 14
14 / 100
PT Retention 5%
33% retained PT Students 32%
29.4% part-time Enrollment 48
Programs 1 fields
#1600
Partial Data Lehigh Valley Barber School
Bethlehem, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 13.8
13.8 / 100
PT Retention 3%
25% retained PT Students 28%
27.2% part-time Enrollment 77
Programs 1 fields
#1601
Partial Data Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton
Dayton, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 12.5
12.5 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 15%
16.4% part-time Enrollment 69
Programs 1 fields
#1602
Partial Data Rob Roy Academy-Fall River
Fall River, MA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 11.8
11.8 / 100
PT Retention 5%
33% retained PT Students 14%
16.1% part-time Enrollment 97
Programs 1 fields
#1603
Partial Data Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences
Rockville, MD
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 10.4
10.4 / 100
PT Retention 9%
42% retained PT Students 8%
8.4% part-time Enrollment 82
Programs 1 fields
#1604
Partial Data Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Olean, NY
Public
Overall Score 9.3
9.3 / 100
PT Retention 21%
58% retained PT Students 0%
0% part-time Enrollment 31
Programs 1 fields
#1605
Partial Data Crown Cutz Academy Bristol
Bristol, VA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 9.1
9.1 / 100
PT Retention 4%
29% retained PT Students 21%
22.5% part-time Enrollment 32
Programs 1 fields
#1606
Partial Data Total Beauty Institute
Jacksonville, FL
Private Non-Profit
Overall Score 7.6
7.6 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 10%
10.9% part-time Enrollment 10
Programs 1 fields
#1607
Partial Data Fort Pierce Beauty Academy
Fort Pierce, FL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 6.8
6.8 / 100
PT Retention 5%
33% retained PT Students 13%
14.9% part-time Enrollment 28
Programs 1 fields
#1608
Partial Data Beaver Beauty Academy
Decatur, GA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 6.7
6.7 / 100
PT Retention 11%
50% retained PT Students 0%
0% part-time Enrollment 47
Programs 1 fields