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Cosmetology Schools in California
California has 125 cosmetology programs in our files: 125 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
125
all sources
Median pay
$38,660
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,790
Middle program cost
$15,000
94 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
33
Cosmetology programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Los Angeles area42 programs · median pay $43,500
- Riverside area16 programs · median pay $36,410
- San Diego area10 programs · median pay $37,290
- San Francisco area10 programs · median pay $42,400
- Sacramento area8 programs · median pay $36,780
- Fresno area6 programs · median pay $35,880
- Modesto area4 programs · median pay $36,960
- San Jose area4 programs · median pay $43,410
- Vallejo area3 programs · median pay $38,640
- Visalia area3 programs · median pay $36,570
Every cosmetology program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Adult SchoolWIOA list | Cerritos | Certificate | $5,000 | 8 months | 27 |
| Academy for Salon Professionals | Northridge | Certificate | $15,250 | 8 months | 19 |
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology | San Fernando | Certificate | $14,100 | 11 months | 10 |
| Adrian's Beauty College of Turlock | Turlock | Certificate | $14,187 | 9 months | 43 |
| Advance Beauty College | Garden Grove | Certificate | $8,870 | 7 months | 107 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy | San Jacinto | Certificate | $15,650 | 10 months | 13 |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| American Beauty College | West Covina | Certificate | $18,000 | 8 months | 71 |
| Asian-American International Beauty College | Westminster | Certificate | $6,500 | 10 months | 142 |
| Associated Barber College of San Diego | San Diego | Certificate | $19,000 | 7 months | 4 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | $1,845 | 10 months | 32 |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 54 |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Certificate | $16,850 | 8 months | 50 |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon | El Cajon | Certificate | $23,759 | 12 months | 53 |
| Bellus Academy-Poway | Poway | Certificate | $25,208 | 11 months | 61 |
| Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy | Santa Fe Springs | Certificate | $16,415 | 9 months | 8 |
| Bridges Beauty College | Victorville | Certificate | $16,275 | 12 months | 19 |
| Butte CollegeWIOA list | Oroville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 110 |
| California Beauty College | Modesto | Certificate | $14,150 | 13 months | 30 |
| California College of Barbering and Cosmetology | Stockton | Certificate | $4,650 | 2 months | 50 |
| California Hair Design Academy | La Mesa | Certificate | $16,250 | 8 months | 50 |
| Career Academy of Beauty | Garden Grove | Certificate | $14,625 | 7 months | 40 |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 147 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute | San Francisco | Certificate | $23,600 | 12 months | 26 |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 206 |
| Citrus Heights Beauty College | Citrus Heights | Certificate | $15,245 | 9 months | 53 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College | La Quinta | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 21 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College-Hemet | Hemet | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 33 |
| Coastline Beauty College | Fountain Valley | Certificate | $7,600 | 11 months | 41 |
| Coba Academy | Anaheim | Certificate | $14,625 | 10 months | 18 |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Compton College | Compton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 72 |
| CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering | Garden Grove | Certificate | $15,750 | 12 months | 0 |
| Design's School of Cosmetology | Paso Robles | Certificate | $13,975 | 8 months | 56 |
| Diamond Beauty College | South El Monte | Certificate | $10,000 | 10 months | 0 |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Elite Cosmetology School | PALM DESERT | Certificate | $16,000 | 7 months | 29 |
| Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science | Visalia | Certificate | $13,600 | 7 months | 27 |
| Federico Beauty Institute | Sacramento | Certificate | $15,250 | 9 months | 62 |
| Fredrick and Charles Beauty College | Eureka | Certificate | $13,100 | 8 months | 33 |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 117 |
| Gavilan College | Gilroy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 190 |
| Hilltop Beauty School | Daly City | Certificate | $14,245 | 14 months | 39 |
| Hinton Barber and Beauty College | Vallejo | Certificate | $13,600 | 10 months | 6 |
| Hoss Lee Academy | Roseville | Certificate | $13,500 | 7 months | 62 |
| Institute of Technology | Clovis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| International College of Beauty Arts & SciencesWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | $22,000 | 10 months | 23 |
| International College of CosmetologyWIOA list | Oakland | Certificate | $12,850 | 7 months | 13 |
| International School of Beauty Inc | Palm Desert | Certificate | $15,000 | 7 months | 33 |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| J D Academy of Salon and Spa | Danville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 |
| John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College | Long Beach | Certificate | $2,250 | 2 months | 4 |
| KC Beauty Academy | Los Angeles | Certificate | $3,450 | 3 months | 25 |
| Lancaster Beauty School | Lancaster | Certificate | $15,200 | 9 months | 25 |
| Laney CollegeWIOA list | Oakland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology | Hanford | Certificate | $14,000 | 7 months | 20 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology | Selma | Certificate | $18,100 | 8 months | 13 |
| Los Angeles College of AestheticsWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | $15,075 | 10 months | 19 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 166 |
| Lu Ross Academy | Ventura | Certificate | $17,750 | 9 months | 84 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty | Fresno | Certificate | $13,075 | 9 months | 16 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty | Bakersfield | Certificate | $14,075 | 9 months | 34 |
| Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College | Santa Rosa | Certificate | $24,836 | 13 months | 54 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville | Vacaville | Certificate | $15,625 | 9 months | 69 |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $14,309 | 9 months | 111 |
| Milan Institute-Clovis | Clovis | Certificate | $14,309 | 9 months | 97 |
| Milan Institute-Merced | Merced | Certificate | $14,309 | 9 months | 56 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | $16,500 | 9 months | 37 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia | Visalia | Certificate | $14,905 | 9 months | 167 |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber | Sacramento | Certificate | $15,060 | 7 months | 46 |
| Modern Beauty Academy | Oxnard | Certificate | $15,200 | 9 months | 17 |
| Moler Barber CollegeWIOA list | Oakland | Certificate | $16,393 | 7 months | 35 |
| MTI College | Sacramento | Certificate | $14,000 | 7 months | 101 |
| My Le's Beauty College | Sacramento | Certificate | $13,500 | 7 months | 48 |
| North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc | Modesto | Certificate | $15,145 | 9 months | 49 |
| Palomar Institute of Cosmetology | San Marcos | Certificate | $16,250 | 7 months | 62 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 143 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay | Pleasant Hill | Certificate | $20,075 | 8 months | 94 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno | Fresno | Certificate | $14,550 | 7 months | 139 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto | Modesto | Certificate | $15,600 | 10 months | 97 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-North Tahoe | Truckee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena | Pasadena | Certificate | $18,237 | 8 months | 67 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | $14,400 | 8 months | 107 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego | San Diego | Certificate | $4,500 | 2 months | 133 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose | San Jose | Certificate | $13,205 | 8 months | 86 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks | Sherman Oaks | Certificate | $21,060 | 12 months | 72 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $18,175 | 8 months | 188 |
| Princess Institute of Beauty | Reedley | Certificate | $16,075 | 9 months | 21 |
| Professional Institute of Beauty | El Monte | Certificate | $15,075 | 13 months | 54 |
| Redondo Beach Beauty College | Torrance | Certificate | $10,100 | 8 months | 14 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 110 |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 103 |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 149 |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona | Corona | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 60 |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana | Fontana | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 22 |
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands | Redlands | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 96 |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 52 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland | Upland | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 75 |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 16 |
| San Bernardino Beauty CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | $12,000 | 11 months | 6 |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 52 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology IncWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | $18,150 | 10 months | 60 |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 102 |
| Santa Ana Beauty Academy | Santa Ana | Certificate | $7,500 | 10 months | 9 |
| Santa Ana Beauty College | Santa Ana | Certificate | $7,100 | 9 months | 0 |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 182 |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Shasta School of CosmetologyWIOA list | Redding | Certificate | $14,150 | 11 months | 29 |
| Sierra College of Beauty | Merced | Certificate | $9,000 | 8 months | 38 |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 161 |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Southern California College of Barber and Beauty | Escondido | Certificate | $7,664 | 12 months | 11 |
| Sutter County Career Training Center | Yuba City | Certificate | $12,000 | 10 months | 0 |
| Thanh Le College School of Cosmetology | Garden Grove | Certificate | $10,100 | 13 months | 14 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose | San Jose | Certificate | $17,500 | 8 months | 64 |
| Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 | Los Angeles | Certificate | $20,175 | 14 months | 18 |
| Victory Career College | Carson | Certificate | $17,000 | 13 months | 15 |
| Waynes College of BeautyWIOA list | Salinas | Certificate | $18,075 | 14 months | 15 |
| Yuba College | Marysville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| ZMS The Academy | Los Angeles | Certificate | $12,395 | 12 months | 13 |
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, 33 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for California yet. What Workforce Pell covers.