Esthetician Schools in the San Jose area

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$43,420

skincare specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,000

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Esthetician Schools in the San Jose area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Jose: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.2 miles, farthest 5.0 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $6,000 to $14,950, middle $8,700 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 5 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 20 to 40 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 97 esthetician awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $43,420 median for skincare specialists ($20.87 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,370 to $80,530; 500 employed in the metro area; California median $38,770 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose	San Jose	Certificate	$14,950	5 months	97	2.2
Santa Clara Beauty CollegeWIOA list	Santa Clara	WIOA list only	$8,700	Not reported		4.0
Cosmotek CollegeWIOA list	San Jose	WIOA list only	$6,000	Not reported		5.0

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