Cosmetology Schools in the San Jose area

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$43,410

hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$10,000

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Cosmetology Schools in the San Jose area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Jose: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 25.0 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 6 list one: $10,000 to $17,500, middle $13,205 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 40 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 288 cosmetology awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 6 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $43,410 median for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists ($20.87 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,990 to $60,280; 2,030 employed in the metro area; California median $38,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Cosmotek CollegeWIOA list	San Jose	WIOA list only	$10,000	Not reported		1.1
Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose	San Jose	Certificate	$13,205	8 months	86	5.7
San Jose City College	San Jose	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	102	5.8
The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose	San Jose	Certificate	$17,500	8 months	64	7.7
Santa Clara Beauty CollegeWIOA list	Santa Clara	WIOA list only	$10,450	Not reported		9.5
Gavilan College	Gilroy	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	36	25.0

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
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