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Barber Schools in California
California has 77 barbering programs in our files: 77 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
77
all sources
Median pay
$38,380
barbers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $38,210
Middle program cost
$14,361
72 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
58
Barbering programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Los Angeles area28 programs · median pay $37,680
- Riverside area11 programs
- San Diego area10 programs
- San Francisco area5 programs · median pay $43,650
- Fresno area4 programs
- Sacramento area4 programs
- Modesto area3 programs
Every barbering program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology | San Fernando | Certificate | $2,000 | 3 months | 11 |
| Advance Beauty College | Garden Grove | Certificate | $9,070 | 7 months | 21 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy | San Jacinto | Certificate | $3,250 | 3 months | 22 |
| American Beauty College | West Covina | Certificate | $18,000 | 8 months | 64 |
| Associated Barber College of San Diego | San Diego | Certificate | $6,000 | 3 months | 52 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | $1,845 | 10 months | 42 |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Certificate | $30,901 | 13 months | 67 |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon | El Cajon | Certificate | $26,571 | 13 months | 9 |
| Bellus Academy-Poway | Poway | Certificate | $25,608 | 11 months | 44 |
| Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy | Santa Fe Springs | Certificate | $16,415 | 9 months | 0 |
| Borner's Barber College | Los Angeles | Certificate | $13,500 | 13 months | 24 |
| Bridges Beauty College | Victorville | Certificate | $13,575 | 10 months | 10 |
| California Barber and Beauty College | San Diego | Certificate | $2,850 | 2 months | 48 |
| California College of Barbering and Cosmetology | Stockton | Certificate | $16,650 | 10 months | 45 |
| California Hair Design Academy | La Mesa | Certificate | $16,250 | 8 months | 17 |
| Career Academy of BeautyWIOA list | Garden Grove | Certificate | $14,625 | 7 months | 0 |
| Central Valley Barber College | Riverbank | Certificate | $15,150 | 7 months | 75 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute | San Francisco | Certificate | $15,900 | 10 months | 7 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College | La Quinta | Certificate | $2,900 | 2 months | 36 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College-Hemet | Hemet | Certificate | $2,900 | 2 months | 25 |
| Coastline Beauty College | Fountain Valley | Certificate | $7,600 | 10 months | 0 |
| Coba Academy | Anaheim | Certificate | $14,625 | 10 months | 32 |
| CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering | Garden Grove | Certificate | $3,100 | 3 months | 87 |
| Diamond Beauty College | South El Monte | Certificate | $10,000 | 10 months | 0 |
| Elite Cosmetology School | PALM DESERT | Certificate | $4,800 | 2 months | 16 |
| Federico Beauty Institute | Sacramento | Certificate | $15,250 | 9 months | 40 |
| Fredrick and Charles Beauty CollegeWIOA list | Eureka | Certificate | $13,100 | 8 months | 7 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Hinton Barber and Beauty College | Vallejo | Certificate | $5,400 | 4 months | 30 |
| Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences | Los Angeles | Certificate | $15,000 | 7 months | 3 |
| International School of Beauty Inc | Palm Desert | Certificate | $15,000 | 7 months | 47 |
| Jama's Beauty & Barber College | West Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College | Long Beach | Certificate | $15,790 | 12 months | 23 |
| KC Beauty Academy | Los Angeles | Certificate | $2,100 | 2 months | 0 |
| Lancaster Beauty School | Lancaster | Certificate | $15,200 | 10 months | 23 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology | Selma | Certificate | $18,100 | 8 months | 4 |
| Los Angeles College of Aesthetics | Los Angeles | Certificate | $3,075 | 3 months | 7 |
| Lu Ross Academy | Ventura | Certificate | $14,250 | 8 months | 51 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville | Vacaville | Certificate | $15,725 | 9 months | 11 |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $14,361 | 9 months | 16 |
| Milan Institute-Clovis | Clovis | Certificate | $14,361 | 9 months | 47 |
| Milan Institute-Merced | Merced | Certificate | $14,360 | 9 months | 20 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | $16,550 | 9 months | 11 |
| MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber | Sacramento | Certificate | $15,060 | 7 months | 45 |
| Modern Beauty Academy | Oxnard | Certificate | $3,200 | 3 months | 20 |
| Moler Barber CollegeWIOA list | Oakland | Certificate | $4,500 | 3 months | 129 |
| MTI College | Sacramento | Certificate | $14,000 | 7 months | 24 |
| North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc | Modesto | Certificate | $15,145 | 9 months | 9 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 56 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay | Pleasant Hill | Certificate | $20,100 | 10 months | 11 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno | Fresno | Certificate | $14,575 | 10 months | 45 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto | Modesto | Certificate | $15,600 | 10 months | 22 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-North Tahoe | Truckee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena | Pasadena | Certificate | $15,147 | 10 months | 21 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | $14,000 | 8 months | 52 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego | San Diego | Certificate | $15,600 | 10 months | 16 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks | Sherman Oaks | Certificate | $18,882 | 12 months | 28 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $18,175 | 10 months | 43 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education | Pomona | Certificate | $6,000 | 10 months | 16 |
| Redondo Beach Beauty College | Torrance | Certificate | $9,100 | 10 months | 0 |
| Riggins Urban Barber College | San Diego | Certificate | $12,000 | 10 months | 34 |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 44 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland | Upland | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 18 |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| San Bernardino Beauty CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | $16,000 | 11 months | 15 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology IncWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | $17,150 | 10 months | 17 |
| Santa Ana Beauty Academy | Santa Ana | Certificate | $7,500 | 10 months | 8 |
| Santa Ana Beauty College | Santa Ana | Certificate | $7,100 | 9 months | 0 |
| Shasta School of CosmetologyWIOA list | Redding | Certificate | $2,150 | 7 months | 7 |
| Sierra College of Beauty | Merced | Certificate | $9,000 | 8 months | 53 |
| Southern California College of Barber and Beauty | Escondido | Certificate | $1,875 | 2 months | 31 |
| Urban Barber College | Concord | Certificate | $3,000 | 2 months | 150 |
| Victory Career College | Carson | Certificate | $16,000 | 13 months | 4 |
| Waynes College of BeautyWIOA list | Salinas | Certificate | $16,075 | 8 months | 8 |
| West Coast Barber College | Oceanside | Certificate | $4,650 | 3 months | 49 |
| ZMS The Academy | Los Angeles | Certificate | $8,395 | 8 months | 47 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in California
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 58 of them Barbering.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for California yet. What Workforce Pell covers.