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Esthetician Schools in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
12
in the metro area
Median pay here
$44,230
skincare specialists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$8,000
of 12 with a cost, IPEDS
Esthetician Schools in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 12 programs: 12 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- none within 10 miles; nearest 10.3 miles, farthest 47.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 12 of 12 list one: $8,000 to $15,300, middle $9,700 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 12 colleges list a length: 4 months to 6 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 25 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 708 esthetician awards at the 12 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 12 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $44,230 median for skincare specialists ($21.27 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,700 to $74,140; 1,000 employed in the metro area; California median $38,770 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Esthetician programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coachella Valley Beauty College-Hemet | Hemet | Certificate | $8,500 | 6 months | 45 | 10.3 |
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands | Redlands | Certificate | $9,700 | 5 months | 134 | 16.8 |
| San Bernardino Beauty CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | $8,000 | 5 months | 7 | 21.8 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $10,960 | 5 months | 46 | 28.0 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy | San Jacinto | Certificate | $8,850 | 5 months | 32 | 29.3 |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona | Corona | Certificate | $9,700 | 5 months | 138 | 30.5 |
| International School of Beauty Inc | Palm Desert | Certificate | $15,300 | 6 months | 68 | 36.4 |
| Elite Cosmetology School | Palm Desert | Certificate | $9,000 | 4 months | 48 | 37.1 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | $14,000 | 6 months | 61 | 38.3 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland | Upland | Certificate | $9,700 | 5 months | 89 | 38.7 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College | La Quinta | Certificate | $8,500 | 6 months | 20 | 43.8 |
| Bridges Beauty College | Victorville | Certificate | $8,475 | 5 months | 20 | 47.0 |
- 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, 22 of them Esthetician.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area32 programs
- San Francisco area9 programs
- San Diego area7 programs
- Sacramento area6 programs
- Fresno area4 programs
- Modesto area4 programs
- Bakersfield area3 programs
- San Jose area3 programs