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Cosmetology Schools in the Los Angeles area
42 cosmetology programs in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, listed by distance from Los Angeles.
Programs
42
7 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$43,500
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,845
of 30 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy | Santa Fe Springs | Certificate | $16,415 | 9 months | 8 | 3.5 |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 147 | 4.0 |
| ABC Adult SchoolWIOA list | Cerritos | Certificate | $5,000 | 8 months | 27 | 4.8 |
| Compton College | Compton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 72 | 8.1 |
| Diamond Beauty College | South El Monte | Certificate | $10,000 | 10 months | 0 | 8.6 |
| Professional Institute of Beauty | El Monte | Certificate | $15,075 | 13 months | 54 | 9.5 |
| ZMS The Academy | Los Angeles | Certificate | $12,395 | 12 months | 13 | 9.7 |
| KC Beauty Academy | Los Angeles | Certificate | $3,450 | 3 months | 25 | 10.9 |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 117 | 11.1 |
| Coba Academy | Anaheim | Certificate | $14,625 | 10 months | 18 | 11.2 |
| CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering | Garden Grove | Certificate | $15,750 | 12 months | 0 | 11.3 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 166 | 11.8 |
| Career Academy of Beauty | Garden Grove | Certificate | $14,625 | 7 months | 40 | 11.9 |
| Victory Career College | Carson | Certificate | $17,000 | 13 months | 15 | 12.1 |
| American Beauty College | West Covina | Certificate | $18,000 | 8 months | 71 | 12.4 |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 16 | 12.6 |
| John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College | Long Beach | Certificate | $2,250 | 2 months | 4 | 12.7 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | $1,845 | 10 months | 32 | 13.0 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 13.9 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena | Pasadena | Certificate | $18,237 | 8 months | 67 | 14.0 |
| Asian-American International Beauty College | Westminster | Certificate | $6,500 | 10 months | 142 | 14.1 |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | 14.2 |
| Los Angeles College of AestheticsWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | $15,075 | 10 months | 19 | 14.2 |
| Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 | Los Angeles | Certificate | $20,175 | 14 months | 18 | 14.3 |
| Advance Beauty College | Garden Grove | Certificate | $8,870 | 7 months | 107 | 15.1 |
| Thanh Le College School of Cosmetology | Garden Grove | Certificate | $10,100 | 13 months | 14 | 15.1 |
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 190 | 15.6 |
| Santa Ana Beauty College | Santa Ana | Certificate | $7,100 | 9 months | 0 | 17.1 |
| International College of Beauty Arts & SciencesWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | $22,000 | 10 months | 23 | 17.4 |
| Redondo Beach Beauty College | Torrance | Certificate | $10,100 | 8 months | 14 | 17.5 |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 206 | 17.7 |
| Coastline Beauty College | Fountain Valley | Certificate | $7,600 | 11 months | 41 | 17.9 |
| Santa Ana Beauty Academy | Santa Ana | Certificate | $7,500 | 10 months | 9 | 19.2 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 143 | 19.7 |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 | 21.4 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 182 | 22.2 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks | Sherman Oaks | Certificate | $21,060 | 12 months | 72 | 25.9 |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 26.0 |
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology | San Fernando | Certificate | $14,100 | 11 months | 10 | 30.9 |
| Academy for Salon Professionals | Northridge | Certificate | $15,250 | 8 months | 19 | 33.3 |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 149 | 36.5 |
| Lancaster Beauty School | Lancaster | Certificate | $15,200 | 9 months | 25 | 51.9 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Los Angeles area
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 33 of them Cosmetology.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Riverside area16 programs
- San Diego area10 programs
- San Francisco area10 programs
- Sacramento area8 programs
- Fresno area6 programs
- Modesto area4 programs
- San Jose area4 programs
- Vallejo area3 programs