Carolina College of Hair Design Inc

Asheville, NC · Private for-profit · 46 students · Visit Website

Carolina College of Hair Design Inc. in Asheville, NC, focuses on cosmetology training, offering a program that can be completed in approximately 12 months with good attendance. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on experience in a salon setting, with students performing services under instructor supervision. The school aims to prepare students for various roles in the beauty industry and offers job placement assistance and career counseling.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$15,026/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

42/100

All Programs at Carolina College of Hair Design Inc

1 trade program at Carolina College of Hair Design, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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42 $15,026/yr $5,611 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Carolina College of Hair Design Inc using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.