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Sierra College of Beauty
1340 W 18th St, Merced, CA 95340 · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (209) 723-2989 · School website
Career programs at Sierra College of Beauty
Sierra College of Beauty reported 142 certificate and associate completions in 4 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in barbering (53). College Scorecard counts 220 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbering | Certificate | 1,000 clock hours, 8 months | $9,000 | 53 | Not published | |
| Esthetician | Certificate | 600 clock hours, 6 months | $4,500 | 41 | Not published | |
| Cosmetology | Certificate | 1,000 clock hours, 8 months | $9,000 | 38 | Not published | |
| Nail tech | Certificate | 400 clock hours, 4 months | $3,700 | 10 | 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 Sierra College of Beauty
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $10,794
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $18,519
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Sierra College of Beauty net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
Other barbering programs within 40 miles
- Milan Institute-MercedMerced, CA · 1.3 mi · $14,360
- La Moda Apprenticeship AcademyMerced, CA · 5.1 mi · $5,000
- North Adrian's College of Beauty IncModesto, CA · 37.4 mi · $15,145
- Paul Mitchell the School-ModestoModesto, CA · 37.7 mi · $15,600
- Central Valley Barber CollegeRiverbank, CA · 38.2 mi · $15,150