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Barber Schools in California
Colleges and schools: 77
Programs
119
all sources
Median pay
$38,380
barbers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $38,210
Middle program cost
$10,000
94 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
58
Barbering programs, U.S. DOL file
Barber Schools in California: the figures
- Programs we list
- 119 in California: 77 at colleges and schools, 42 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 3 public and 74 private; 2,188 barbering completions in 2023-24 at the 68 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $10,000 in California, from $250 to $30,901, across 94 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $38,380 a year for barbers in California, against $38,210 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 58 of them barbering.
- WIOA results
- 58 barbering programs on California's list; middle values: 80.4% of students who exited completed (24 programs report it); 66.7% were employed in the second quarter after exit (20); $8,947 median earnings in that quarter (14) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 10 California metro areas have a page; the largest list, Los Angeles, has 46 programs.
By metro area
- Los Angeles area46 programs · median pay $37,680
- Sacramento area14 programs
- San Diego area12 programs
- Riverside area11 programs
- San Francisco area10 programs · median pay $43,650
- Fresno area4 programs
- Bakersfield area3 programs
- Merced area3 programs
- Modesto area3 programs
- Oxnard area3 programs
Every barbering program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05122 - Bella Capelli Cosmetology & Barbering UACWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 05162 - City Barbering & Cosmetology Apprent CommitteeWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 05163 - NOR-CAL Cosmetology / Barbering Apprenticeship ProgrWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 05173 - Gran Phinal'e Barbering and Cosmetology ApprenticeshWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 05193 - Cosmebar Academy Apprent. of Barbering & CosmetologyWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 05204 - L. A. Barber College Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 05214 - Elle Academy Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 05255 - Peninsula Academy for Barbering & Cosmetology ApprenWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 10131 - Greater East Bay Barber and Cosmetology UACWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Above the Rest AcademyWIOA list | Ontario | WIOA list only | $6,500 | Not reported | |
| Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $3,500 | Not reported | |
| 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 AcademyWIOA list | Brawley | WIOA list only | $10,764 | Not reported | |
| American Beauty College | West Covina | Certificate | $18,000 | 8 months | 64 |
| Angelica'sWIOA list | Stockton | WIOA list only | $7,000 | Not reported | |
| Associated Barber College of San Diego | San Diego | Certificate | $6,000 | 3 months | 52 |
| Bakersfield Barber College, Inc.WIOA list | Bakersfield | WIOA list only | $8,575 | Not reported | |
| 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 Barbering & Cosmetology Unilateral ApprenticeshipWIOA list | Sacramento | WIOA list only | $2,500 | Not reported | |
| 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 Beauty | 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 |
| Cosmetica Beauty and Barbering AcademyWIOA list | Downey | WIOA list only | $7,725 | Not reported | |
| Cosmetica Cosmetology and Barbering Unilateral ApprenticeshiWIOA list | Downey | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Cosmotek CollegeWIOA list | San Jose | WIOA list only | $10,000 | Not reported | |
| CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering | Garden Grove | Certificate | $3,100 | 3 months | 87 |
| Dental Tech LLCWIOA list | Vallejo | WIOA list only | $4,500 | Not reported | |
| Diamond Beauty College | South El Monte | Certificate | $10,000 | 10 months | 0 |
| Dream International Beauty Academy Inc - CosmetologyWIOA list | Oxnard | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Elite Cosmetology School | Palm Desert | Certificate | $4,800 | 2 months | 16 |
| Federico Beauty Institute | Sacramento | Certificate | $15,250 | 9 months | 40 |
| Five Star Barber & Cosmo AcademyWIOA list | Rialto | WIOA list only | $4,900 | Not reported | |
| Fourm Education ApprenticeshipWIOA list | Chula Vista | WIOA list only | $250 | Not reported | |
| Fredrick and Charles Beauty CollegeWIOA list | Eureka | Certificate | $13,100 | 8 months | 7 |
| Get Faded Barber CollegeWIOA list | Bakersfield | WIOA list only | $7,756 | Not reported | |
| Grace's Beauty Academy Unilateral Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list | Placentia | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Hair Lab Twenty-FourWIOA list | Montclair | WIOA list only | $2,499 | Not reported | |
| Helping Other People Evolve Apprenticeship Academy of CosmetWIOA list | Antioch | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Hierarch AcademyWIOA list | Santa Ana | WIOA list only | $950 | Not reported | |
| Hinton Barber and Beauty College | Vallejo | Certificate | $5,400 | 4 months | 30 |
| Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| International Academy of CosmetologyWIOA list | South Gate | WIOA list only | $7,843 | Not reported | |
| 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 |
| KZ AcademyWIOA list | Milpitas | WIOA list only | $6,200 | Not reported | |
| La Moda Apprenticeship AcademyWIOA list | Merced | WIOA list only | $5,000 | Not reported | |
| 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 |
| Los Angeles County Cosmetology Apprenticeship Council UACWIOA list | San Pedro | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 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 |
| Monica Studios Cosmetics, IncWIOA list | San Bernardino | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| MTI College | Sacramento | Certificate | $14,000 | 7 months | 24 |
| New Era Barber and Cosmetology Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list | Oakland | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 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 |
| Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $3,500 | Not reported | |
| 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 Bernardino Cuts Unilateral ApprenticeshipWIOA list | San Bernardino | WIOA list only | $2,499 | Not reported | |
| San Diego Cosmetology Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list | San Diego | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 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 |
| Signature Barbering & Cosmetology Academy UACWIOA list | Victorville | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Simply Divine Apprentice Cosmetology and Barbering TrainingWIOA list | Monrovia | WIOA list only | $3,000 | Not reported | |
| Southern California College of Barber and Beauty | Escondido | Certificate | $1,875 | 2 months | 31 |
| Swarthys Beard & Hair Appren@ce AcademyWIOA list | South Pasadena | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| The League XS Apprenticeship Academy of Cosmetology and BarbWIOA list | Antioch | WIOA list only | $7,500 | Not reported | |
| The Spot Apprentice AcademyWIOA list | Fontana | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Untouchable Apprentice TrainingWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $4,900 | Not reported | |
| 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 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, California, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for barbering training