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Golden West College

15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach, CA 92647 · Public 2-year · (714) 892-7711 · School website

Average net price

$4,824

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

274

2023-24, IPEDS

Finish on time

49.1%

within 150% of normal time, Scorecard

Students with Pell

23.4%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS)

Career programs at Golden West College

Golden West College reported 274 certificate and associate completions in 2 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in cosmetology (190). College Scorecard counts 9,034 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr	Funding and results
Cosmetology	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	190	Not published
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	84	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 Golden West College

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $1,380
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $1,380
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $11,628
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $1,465
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $4,824
Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs: $7,179
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $43,145

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

Golden West College 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

Asian-American International Beauty CollegeWestminster, CA · 2.0 mi · $6,500
Advance Beauty CollegeGarden Grove, CA · 3.4 mi · $8,870
Career Academy of BeautyGarden Grove, CA · 3.7 mi · $14,625
CRU Institute of Cosmetology and BarberingGarden Grove, CA · 4.3 mi · $15,750
Coastline Beauty CollegeFountain Valley, CA · 4.7 mi · $7,600
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa MesaCosta Mesa, CA · 5.0 mi · $14,100

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