Any accredited course will cost about $10,000, and I wouldn`t do any thing that wasn`t accredited (you will not get employed) I`m doing a correspondence course with Ella Bache ($10,000) You pay module to module, so it can fit around your budget. There are a few others, just google beauty courses. Thompson direct do one for $1200, but its not accredited – so I wouldn`t waste your money. Another cheaper option is to decide what you are really interested in within the beauty spectrum and just specialise in that area, ie- nails, make-up, etc there are heaps of short courses in those fields that are affordable.