CIP Codes

Classification of Instruction Program, or CIP, codes are determined by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to help categorize and track the field of study. You can always refer to NCES to confirm your CIP code, but listed below are a few common codes within the clock hour, program based education industry.

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CIP	Course
12.0401	Cosmetology
12.0402	Barbering
12.0406	Makeup
12.0409	Esthetics
12.0410	Nails
12.0413	Instructor (Cosmo/Barbering/Nails)
12.0414	Master/Advanced Esthetics
48.0508	Welding
51.0904	Paramedic
51.3501	Massage Therapy
51.3801	Nursing (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)