Cosmetology Schools in the Modesto area

Modesto, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,960

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$14,150

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the Modesto area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Modesto: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.4 miles, farthest 10.6 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 4 list one: $14,150 to $15,600, middle $15,145 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 9 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 219 cosmetology awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $36,960 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.77 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,420 to $62,180; 320 employed in the metro area; California median $38,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
California Beauty College	Modesto	Certificate	$14,150	13 months	30	2.4
North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc	Modesto	Certificate	$15,145	9 months	49	4.1
Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto	Modesto	Certificate	$15,600	10 months	97	4.4
Adrian's Beauty College of Turlock	Turlock	Certificate	$14,187	9 months	43	10.6

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Modesto, CA, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 33 of them Cosmetology.
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