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Cosmetology Schools in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
16
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$36,410
hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$12,000
of 14 with a cost, IPEDS
Cosmetology Schools in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 16 programs: 16 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.8 miles, farthest 61.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 14 of 16 list one: $12,000 to $18,175, middle $16,100 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 14 colleges list a length: 7 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 42 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 848 cosmetology awards at the 16 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 16 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $36,410 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($17.51 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,320 to $59,800; 2,080 employed in the metro area; California median $38,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cosmetology programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands | Redlands | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 96 | 9.8 |
| San Bernardino Beauty CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | $12,000 | 11 months | 6 | 14.9 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College-Hemet | Hemet | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 33 | 16.5 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 110 | 17.3 |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 52 | 17.8 |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana | Fontana | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 22 | 22.1 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy | San Jacinto | Certificate | $15,650 | 10 months | 13 | 25.8 |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona | Corona | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 60 | 27.5 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $18,175 | 8 months | 188 | 32.6 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland | Upland | Certificate | $16,100 | 8 months | 75 | 32.7 |
| Bridges Beauty College | Victorville | Certificate | $16,275 | 12 months | 19 | 40.2 |
| International School of Beauty Inc | Palm Desert | Certificate | $15,000 | 7 months | 33 | 42.5 |
| Elite Cosmetology School | Palm Desert | Certificate | $16,000 | 7 months | 29 | 43.2 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | $16,500 | 9 months | 37 | 43.9 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College | La Quinta | Certificate | $14,100 | 10 months | 21 | 49.7 |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 54 | 61.9 |
- 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- 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
- Los Angeles area52 programs
- San Diego area11 programs
- San Francisco area11 programs
- Sacramento area8 programs
- Fresno area6 programs
- San Jose area6 programs
- Modesto area4 programs
- Merced area3 programs