Diploma · Initial career training
Cosmetology Technical Diploma
Madison Area Technical College (Madison College) · Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Award
- Cosmetology Technical Diploma
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In personFinish diploma in 1 year
- Price
- Not published
About this program
One-year full-time daytime technical diploma in cosmetology with an externship component, preparing students to apply for the Wisconsin practitioner licence.
- Offering
- Vocational career program
- Fields
- Cosmetology, Hair styling
- Purpose
- Initial career training
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Diploma
- Exact award
- Cosmetology Technical Diploma
- Award status
- Provider-issued awardIssued by the school or academy itself. It is not an academic degree or a licence; check separately whether any authority recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Stated by the schoolWisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)Licensing eligibility
Scope: Wisconsin cosmetology practitioner licence (college statement only)
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Finish diploma in 1 year
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-timeFull-time during the day, Monday through Friday
- Directory length band
- Long-term (six months or more)Short-term means under six calendar months and long-term means six months or longer. These are browsing labels used by this directory, not official qualification levels.
- Credits
- 40 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- Madison College Truax Campus1701 Wright Street, Madison, WI 53704
Who it is for and entry requirements
Prior qualification required
- Prior education
- High school completion, GED/HSED or college credit
Current enrollment availability is not confirmed here; check dates and places with the provider.
Practice, assessment and kit
As published by the provider. Mannequins, simulation, live models and workplace experience are different things and are named separately.
- Kit
- Kit inclusion not published
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Tuition, registration, kit, consumables, uniform and assessment charges are listed separately. Each price keeps its basis and is never converted, and an instalment is never the total.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated program costOther fee · mandatory | $10,716.53whole program | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, kit inclusion, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)