Colleges in Washington
Washington has 36 private and 31 public 4-year colleges that enroll 264,641 freshman students every year. The average tuition of public colleges is $4,780 (for in-state students) and $11,949 (for out-of-state students). The private colleges charge around $27,683 per year in tuition regardless of residency.
In the 2016-2017 academic year, the state of Washington provided $53,243,889 in financial aid to 8,156 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates, while the colleges themselves awarded $171,558,252 in grant and scholarships to 18,410 students.
Washington receives 1.7% of the total pell grant allotment from the federal government. In 2016-2017 academic year, 11,251 4-year colleges freshmen were awarded a total amount of $47,983,416 in pell grant ($4,255 per student on average) and 13,740 students received a total amount of $79,093,682 in the form of student loan from the federal government ($6,021 per student on average).
4-year Colleges in Washington
| College Name | College Type | Net Price | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Acceptance rate |
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Antioch University-Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private not for profit |
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Argosy University-Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
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Bastyr University
Location: Kenmore, WA |
Private not for profit |
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Bellevue College
Location: Bellevue, WA |
Public | $8,011 | $3,393 | $8,737 |
Open admission
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Bellingham Technical College
Location: Bellingham, WA |
Public | $7,708 | $2,513 | $7,130 |
Open admission
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Cascadia College
Location: Bothell, WA |
Public | $8,201 | $3,393 | $8,738 |
Open admission
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Central Washington University
Location: Ellensburg, WA |
Public | $14,080 | $5,907 | $19,710 |
80%
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Centralia College
Location: Centralia, WA |
Public | $7,390 | $3,846 | $4,254 |
Open admission
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Charter College
Location: Vancouver, WA |
Private for profit |
$26,520 |
Open admission
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City University of Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private not for profit |
$16,748 | $16,748 |
Open admission
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Clark College
Location: Vancouver, WA |
Public | $7,319 | $3,322 | $8,665 |
Open admission
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Clover Park Technical College
Location: Lakewood, WA |
Public | $6,508 | $5,040 | $10,736 |
Open admission
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Columbia Basin College
Location: Pasco, WA |
Public | $8,033 | $3,580 | $5,853 |
Open admission
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Cornish College of the Arts
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private not for profit |
$34,021 | $37,920 | $37,920 |
60%
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DigiPen Institute of Technology
Location: Redmond, WA |
Private for profit |
$33,076 | $28,800 | $28,800 |
53%
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Eastern Washington University
Location: Cheney, WA |
Public | $12,397 | $6,110 | $22,502 |
95%
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Faith International University
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Private not for profit |
$20,712 | $7,420 | $7,420 |
Open admission
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Gonzaga University
Location: Spokane, WA |
Private not for profit |
$33,586 | $38,980 | $38,980 |
67%
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Grays Harbor College
Location: Aberdeen, WA |
Public | $7,267 | $3,393 | $8,738 |
Open admission
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Green River College
Location: Auburn, WA |
Public | $8,902 | $4,099 | $4,509 |
Open admission
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Heritage University
Location: Toppenish, WA |
Private not for profit |
$10,139 | $19,032 | $19,032 |
Open admission
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Highline College
Location: Des Moines, WA |
Public | $7,746 | $3,056 | $3,056 |
Open admission
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Location: Kirkland, WA |
Public | $6,824 | $2,688 | $7,625 |
Open admission
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North Seattle College
Location: Seattle, WA |
Public | $5,430 | $3,393 | $3,800 |
Open admission
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Northwest College of Art & Design
Location: Poulsbo, WA |
Private for profit |
$16,516 | $18,975 | $18,975 |
Open admission
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Northwest Indian College
Location: Bellingham, WA |
Public | $3,642 | $4,032 | $4,032 |
Open admission
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Northwest University
Location: Kirkland, WA |
Private not for profit |
$21,536 | $28,800 | $28,800 |
93%
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Northwest University-College of Adult and Professional Studies
Location: Kirkland, WA |
Private not for profit |
$14,284 | $11,995 | $11,995 |
Open admission
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Olympic College
Location: Bremerton, WA |
Public | $5,684 | $3,393 | $3,839 |
Open admission
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Pacific Lutheran University
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Private not for profit |
$25,219 | $39,080 | $39,080 |
77%
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Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Location: Yakima, WA |
Private not for profit |
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Peninsula College
Location: Port Angeles, WA |
Public | $7,149 | $4,153 | $4,560 |
Open admission
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Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom
Location: Lakewood, WA |
Public | $6,338 | $3,393 | $3,801 |
Open admission
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Pinchot University
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private not for profit |
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Renton Technical College
Location: Renton, WA |
Public | $6,338 | $3,436 | $3,436 |
Open admission
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Saint Martin's University
Location: Lacey, WA |
Private not for profit |
$21,605 | $33,950 | $33,950 |
95%
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Sanford-Brown College-Seattle
Location: Tukwila, WA |
Private for profit |
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Seattle Central College
Location: Seattle, WA |
Public | $4,967 | $3,393 | $3,800 |
Open admission
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Seattle Film Institute
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
$20,372 | $30,240 | $30,240 |
Open admission
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Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
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Seattle Pacific University
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private not for profit |
$29,174 | $38,520 | $38,520 |
87%
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Seattle University
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private not for profit |
$35,627 | $40,500 | $40,500 |
74%
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Skagit Valley College
Location: Mount Vernon, WA |
Public | $8,159 | $3,800 | $4,300 |
Open admission
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South Seattle College
Location: Seattle, WA |
Public | $7,221 | $3,393 | $3,800 |
Open admission
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Spokane Falls Community College
Location: Spokane, WA |
Public | $5,831 | $2,688 | $7,625 |
Open admission
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Tacoma Community College
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Public | $6,358 | $3,476 | $8,820 |
Open admission
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The Art Institute of Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
$25,213 | $17,460 | $17,460 |
Open admission
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The Evergreen State College
Location: Olympia, WA |
Public | $13,367 | $6,534 | $23,007 |
97%
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The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private not for profit |
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University of Phoenix-Washington
Location: Tukwila, WA |
Private for profit |
Open admission
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University of Puget Sound
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Private not for profit |
$40,416 | $46,310 | $46,310 |
79%
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University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Location: Bothell, WA |
Public | $8,940 | $9,694 | $33,732 |
80%
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University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Location: Seattle, WA |
Public | $10,068 | $9,694 | $33,732 |
45%
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University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Public | $8,539 | $9,694 | $33,732 |
84%
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Walla Walla University
Location: College Place, WA |
Private not for profit |
$23,782 | $26,100 | $26,100 |
62%
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Washington State University
Location: Pullman, WA |
Public | $17,815 | $9,324 | $23,956 |
72%
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Western Washington University
Location: Bellingham, WA |
Public | $16,245 | $6,732 | $20,676 |
83%
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Whitman College
Location: Walla Walla, WA |
Private not for profit |
$34,272 | $47,490 | $47,490 |
51%
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Whitworth University
Location: Spokane, WA |
Private not for profit |
$27,826 | $39,600 | $39,600 |
89%
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Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs
Location: Spokane, WA |
Private not for profit |
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Yakima Valley College
Location: Yakima, WA |
Public | $7,277 | $3,798 | $4,205 |
Open admission
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2-year Colleges in Washington
| College Name | College Type | Net Price | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Acceptance rate |
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Bates Technical College
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Public | $3,913 | $3,656 | $9,063 |
Open admission
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Big Bend Community College
Location: Moses Lake, WA |
Public | $7,152 | $3,851 | $4,265 |
Open admission
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BJ's Beauty & Barber College
Location: Auburn, WA |
Private for profit |
$4,750 | $13,225 | $13,225 |
Open admission
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BJ's Beauty & Barber College
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Private for profit |
$6,201 | $13,125 | $13,125 |
Open admission
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Carrington College-Spokane
Location: Spokane, WA |
Private for profit |
$20,107 | $15,488 | $15,488 |
76%
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Edmonds Community College
Location: Lynnwood, WA |
Public | $9,267 | $3,386 | $9,096 |
Open admission
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Everest College-Everett
Location: Everett, WA |
Private not for profit |
$19,941 |
Open admission
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Everest College-Tacoma
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Private not for profit |
$20,323 |
Open admission
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Everett Community College
Location: Everett, WA |
Public | $8,423 | $3,393 | $8,738 |
Open admission
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Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Seattle
Location: Tukwila, WA |
Private for profit |
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Lower Columbia College
Location: Longview, WA |
Public | $7,330 | $3,783 | $4,317 |
Open admission
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Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific Northwest
Location: Bothell, WA |
Private not for profit |
$6,300 | $6,300 |
Open admission
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Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
Location: Port Hadlock, WA |
Private not for profit |
$24,086 | $14,550 | $14,550 |
Open admission
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Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane
Location: Spokane Valley, WA |
Private for profit |
$13,975 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
Open admission
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Perry Technical Institute
Location: Yakima, WA |
Private not for profit |
$19,870 | $33,526 | $33,526 |
Open admission
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Pierce College-Puyallup
Location: Puyallup, WA |
Public | $9,445 | $3,393 | $3,801 |
Open admission
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Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Location: Renton, WA |
Private for profit |
$19,717 | $12,851 | $12,851 |
Open admission
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Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
$19,180 | $12,851 | $12,851 |
Open admission
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Shoreline Community College
Location: Shoreline, WA |
Public | $7,757 | $3,328 | $6,054 |
Open admission
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South Puget Sound Community College
Location: Olympia, WA |
Public | $7,184 | $3,852 | $9,261 |
Open admission
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Spokane Community College
Location: Spokane, WA |
Public | $4,147 | $2,688 | $7,625 |
Open admission
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Summit Salon Academy
Location: Tacoma, WA |
Private for profit |
$15,371 | $17,000 | $17,000 |
Open admission
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Walla Walla Community College
Location: Walla Walla, WA |
Public | $6,945 | $4,203 | $5,670 |
Open admission
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Wenatchee Valley College
Location: Wenatchee, WA |
Public | $7,269 | $3,393 | $3,800 |
Open admission
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Whatcom Community College
Location: Bellingham, WA |
Public | $7,530 | $4,031 | $9,333 |
Open admission
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Vocational & Trade Schools in Washington
| College Name | College Type | Net Price | Tuition and Fees | Acceptance rate |
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Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private not for profit |
$18,333 |
73%
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Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus
Location: Vancouver, WA |
Private for profit |
$12,055 | $15,000 |
Open admission
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Beauty Academy
Location: Wenatchee, WA |
Private for profit |
$12,677 | $14,750 |
Open admission
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Cortiva Institute-Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
$18,319 | $11,745 |
Open admission
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Cortiva Institute-Seattle
Location: Federal Way, WA |
Private for profit |
$20,768 | $11,754 |
Open admission
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Divers Institute of Technology
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
$35,529 | $25,900 |
Open admission
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Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Bellevue
Location: Bellevue, WA |
Private for profit |
$14,164 | $16,320 |
Open admission
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Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
Location: Everett, WA |
Private for profit |
$14,913 | $16,320 |
Open admission
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Fosbre Academy of Hair Design
Location: Olympia, WA |
Private for profit |
$18,374 | $16,700 | |
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Gary Manuel Aveda Institute
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
$16,057 | $16,693 |
Open admission
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Gene Juarez Academy of Beauty-Federal Way
Location: Federal Way, WA |
Private for profit |
$12,131 | $17,100 |
Open admission
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Gene Juarez Academy of Beauty-Mountlake Terrace
Location: Mountlake Terrace, WA |
Private for profit |
$12,791 | $17,100 |
Open admission
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Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design
Location: Spokane, WA |
Private for profit |
$10,124 | $12,330 |
Open admission
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Inland Massage Institute
Location: Spokane, WA |
Private for profit |
$27,638 |
Open admission
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International Air and Hospitality Academy
Location: Vancouver, WA |
Private for profit |
$11,936 | $8,025 |
Open admission
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International Beauty Education Center
Location: Airway Heights, WA |
Private for profit |
$10,943 | $5,596 |
Open admission
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Northwest HVAC/R Training Center
Location: Spokane, WA |
Private not for profit |
$9,561 | $7,486 |
Open admission
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Paroba College of Cosmetology
Location: Everett, WA |
Private for profit |
$15,699 | $11,122 |
81%
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Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
Location: Richland, WA |
Private for profit |
$15,171 | $16,500 |
Open admission
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Professional Beauty School
Location: Yakima, WA |
Private for profit |
$3,948 | $13,700 |
Open admission
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Seattle Vocational Institute
Location: Seattle, WA |
Public | $2,899 |
Open admission
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Studio Beauty School
Location: Spokane, WA |
Private for profit |
$13,474 | $14,310 |
Open admission
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Stylemaster College of Hair Design
Location: Longview, WA |
Private for profit |
$6,280 | $13,300 |
Open admission
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Sunnyside Beauty Academy
Location: Sunnyside, WA |
Private for profit |
$4,028 | $13,400 |
Open admission
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Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology-Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA |
Private for profit |
$8,713 | $16,350 |
Open admission
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Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline
Location: Shoreline, WA |
Private for profit |
$18,890 | $16,400 |
Open admission
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Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology
Location: Kennewick, WA |
Private for profit |
$9,901 | $15,620 |
Open admission
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