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Barbering program at ZMS The Academy
Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (323) 372-6132 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $8,395
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $600
- Listed cost
- $8,995
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,000 clock hours, 8 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 47
- 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- $37,680
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About this program
ZMS The Academy awarded 47 barbering credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $8,395 compares with a California median wage of $38,380 for barbers (BLS, May 2025).
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