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Barbering program at Waynes College of Beauty

Salinas, CA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (831) 443-4077 · 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: 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): $16,075
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25: $2,375
Listed cost: $18,450
LengthIPEDS: 1,000 clock hours, 8 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 8
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

Waynes College of Beauty awarded 8 barbering credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $16,075 compares with a California median wage of $38,380 for barbers (BLS, May 2025).

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
Barbering	$18,000	48	100%	Suppressed	Suppressed

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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No other barbering program with its own page lies within 50 miles of Salinas.

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