The Spa School
The Spa School in Columbus, OH, focuses on training students for careers in cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology. The school emphasizes hands-on learning with professional tools and products, and students gain experience in busy "hands-on" clinics and spa facilities. They offer various programs, including Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technician certifications, with advanced options like an 1800-hour Advanced Cosmetology program that covers business ownership. The school also utilizes an online learning system called Learn About Beauty (LAB) from Pivot Point, which allows students to further their education and study techniques at their convenience.
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All Programs at The Spa School
1 trade program at The Spa School, 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.
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Cosmetology
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44 | $20,256/yr | $7,916 |
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 The Spa School 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.