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Cosmetology program at Butte College

Oroville, CA · Public 2-year · (530) 895-2511 · School website

On California's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 110
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $26,307
Typical pay for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Chico, CA: $37,880

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Butte College awarded 110 cosmetology credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 12 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	96	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	0	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	12.0401 Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	14	Not reported	Not reported

On California's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Cosmetology (Certificate of Achievement)	$1,361	34	67.8%	35.7%	$10,221

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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