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California Hair Design Academy
8011 University Avenue, Suite A-2, La Mesa, CA 91942 · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (619) 461-8600 · School website
Career programs at California Hair Design Academy
California Hair Design Academy reported 101 certificate and associate completions in 4 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in cosmetology (50). College Scorecard counts 98 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology | Certificate | 1,000 clock hours, 8 months | $16,250 | 50 | Not published | |
| Esthetician | Certificate | 600 clock hours, 5 months | $9,500 | 34 | Not published | |
| Barbering | Certificate | 1,000 clock hours, 8 months | $16,250 | 17 | Not published | |
| Nail tech | Certificate | 400 clock hours, 3 months | $4,500 | 0 | Not published |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at California Hair Design Academy
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $23,607
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $6,333
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $19,347
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- California Hair Design Academy net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
Other cosmetology programs within 40 miles
- Bellus Academy-El CajonEl Cajon, CA · 4.9 mi · $23,759
- San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, CA · 8.2 mi
- Associated Barber College of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 8.5 mi · $19,000
- Paul Mitchell the School-San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 8.6 mi · $4,500
- Bellus Academy-Chula VistaChula Vista, CA · 11.0 mi · $16,850
- Bellus Academy-PowayPoway, CA · 13.3 mi · $25,208