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Barbering program at Elite Cosmetology School
PALM DESERT, CA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (760) 365-8222 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $4,800
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,741
- Listed cost
- $6,541
- LengthIPEDS
- 300 clock hours, 2 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 16
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $26,307
- Typical pay for barbersBLS OEWS May 2025, California
- $38,380
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
Elite Cosmetology School awarded 16 barbering credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,800 compares with a California median wage of $38,380 for barbers (BLS, May 2025).
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