Private (for-profit)

California Hair Design Academy

La Mesa, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·chdaschools.com
6-yr Graduation
87%
Enrollment
98
peer median 97
Avg net price
$40,350
+$24k vs peer
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About

California Hair Design Academy is a beauty school located in La Mesa, California, offering programs in cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicurist training. The academy provides hands-on education and has two campuses, though the exact size is not specified. The institution focuses on practical training and job placement in the beauty industry.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
87%
Full-time retention
88%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
83%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$40,350
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$40,350
+$23,869vs peer median $16,482
Federal loans
47.9%

Academic programs at Chdaschools

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
98
12-mo unduplicated
176
Undergraduate
176
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
16%29
Women
84%147

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
37.6%
White
34.4%
Two or more
14.4%
Black
8.0%
Asian
5.6%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1

Chdaschools vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Chdaschools selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCalifornia Hair Design Academy
87%98$40,350
Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology
84.6%97$18,819
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus
122$18,476
Aveda Institute-Maryland
77$12,253
Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus
139$23,773
Casal Aveda Institute
97.2%102$16,575
Collectiv Academy
70$19,996
Empire Beauty School-Lakeland
145$18,028
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute
141$13,837
Eves College of Hairstyling
86$15,155
Grace International Beauty School
24$14,925
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia
64$13,152
La Belle Beauty Academy
106$20,261
Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork
402$12,358
Mitsu Sato Hair Academy
85$10,412
Morgantown Beauty College Inc
68$11,040
Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty
63$27,045
Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake
133$21,928
Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers
104$17,612
Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons Corner
$27,337
Rudae's School of Beauty Culture-Ft Wayne
91$24,920
Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design
152$15,105
Skin Institute
88$15,336
Southeast Texas Career Institute
75$21,200
Stage One-The Hair School
66$11,337
Summit Salon Academy-Kokomo
98$16,572
The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda
142$16,391
Top of the Line Barber College
45$14,486
Trend Barber College
30$15,398
Tri-State Cosmetology Institute
126$15,361
Peer group median87%90.9%97$16,482

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