Private (for-profit)

Career Academy of Beauty

Garden Grove, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·caofb.com
6-yr Graduation
92%
Enrollment
219
peer median 188
Avg net price
$19,101
+$429 vs peer
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About

The Career Academy of Beauty is a cosmetology school located in Garden Grove, Orange County, California. It has been operating for over 50 years and offers programs in cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, and teacher training.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
92%
Full-time retention
88%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap
Pell recipients
95%
Non-Pell
75%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,248
$30–48k$19,751
$48–75k$20,160
$75–110k$22,609
$110k+$22,609

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,101
+$429vs peer median $18,672
Federal loans
49.5%

Academic programs at Career Academy of Beauty

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
219
12-mo unduplicated
395
Undergraduate
395
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
1%4
Women
99%391

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
64.3%
White
18.4%
Asian
10.6%
Black
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Two or more
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
Non-resident
0.5%
Unknown
0.5%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1

Career Academy of Beauty vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Career Academy of Beauty 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
SubjectCareer Academy of Beauty
92%219$19,101
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology
402$13,622
American Barber and Beauty Academy
104
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland
185$16,056
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics
97.5%299$13,529
Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill
198$21,152
Beauty Academy of South Florida
544$13,555
Bellus Academy-El Cajon
157$29,547
Bennett Career Institute
176$11,108
Boca Beauty Academy
228$21,509
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology
353$20,157
Empire Beauty School-Tucson
203$16,609
Hair Academy II
218$22,667
Innovate Salon Academy
288$38,617
International Academy
186$19,071
L'esprit Academy
266$27,617
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno
235$20,960
Paul Mitchell the School-Baton Rouge
249$15,535
Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock
360$14,508
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville
125$20,299
Renaissance Academie
188$24,345
San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc
167$16,845
Shore Beauty School
188$21,578
Summit Salon Academy
130$16,124
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan
144$16,791
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness
186$15,616
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
95$14,714
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs
72$25,699
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture
173$15,024
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville
162$18,273
Urban Barber College
224$24,828
Peer group median92%97.5%188$18,672

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