For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Trade Schools is $17,094.
Pennsylvania Trade Schools's tuition is higher than national average, which is $14,923 in 2024.
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia has the most expensive tuition & fees of $28,283 and Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,300 among Pennsylvania Trade Schools.
The average itemized college cost for Pennsylvania Trade Schools is as follows:
| 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 -Cheswick, 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 CosmetologyPittsburgh, 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 Health System 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Schuylkill Technology CenterFrackville, PA | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | $17,768 | $4,326 | $14,440 | |
| Sharon Regional School of NursingSharon, PA | - | $18,057 | - | - | |
| 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 InstitutePhiladelphia, 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 |