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Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy

Reston, Virginia · Private for-profit career school

Cosmetology schoolsEsthetician schools
94%completion rate · Virginia avg 57%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
$35,422median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
not reportedmedian earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$13,557annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools (Accredited)
Address: 11425 Isaac Newton Square, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20190 · Phone: (703) 910-2323 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Dermal Science Intern… Dermal Science Intern…: 93.5% 93.5% Virginia average Virginia average: 57.1% 57.1% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (U.S.)$27,040$35,790$48,830
Skincare specialists$31,530$39,350$49,980

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 32 $24,896 $19,227 $6,333
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 26 $24,896 $19,227 $6,333
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, under 300 hours 17 $24,896 $19,227 $6,333

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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