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5,994
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401
programs
648
occupations
59
states & territories
California · Less-than-2-year

181 institutions

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Private (for-profit)

Elite Cosmetology School

PALM DESERT, California

Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
115
Net price
$19,655
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Public

Escondido Adult School

Escondido, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
1,476
Net price
No federal aid
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Private (for-profit)

Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science

Visalia, California

Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
41
Net price
$14,546
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Private (for-profit)

Federico Beauty Institute

Sacramento, California

Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
220
Net price
$24,028
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Private (for-profit)

Fredrick and Charles Beauty College

Eureka, California

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
69
Net price
$17,024
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Private (nonprofit)

Gemological Institute of America - Carlsbad

Carlsbad, California

Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
186
Net price
$30,055
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPublic

Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

La Puente, California

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
491
Net price
$3,536
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Private (for-profit)

Healing Hands School of Holistic Health

Escondido, California

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
220
Net price
$52,498
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Private (for-profit)

Hilltop Beauty School

Daly City, California

Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
77
Net price
$18,874
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Private (for-profit)

Hinton Barber and Beauty College

Vallejo, California

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
50
Net price
$21,612
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Private (for-profit)

Hollywood Cultural College

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
38
Net price
$11,146
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Private (nonprofit)

Homestead Schools - Costa Mesa

Costa Mesa, California

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
32
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (for-profit)

Hoss Lee Academy

Roseville, California

Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
112
Net price
$28,065
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Private (for-profit)

Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program

Sacramento, California

Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
92
Net price
$19,580
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Private (for-profit)

InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield

Fairfield, California

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
183
Net price
$21,536
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Private (for-profit)

InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova

Rancho Cordova, California

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
71
Net price
$24,925
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Private (for-profit)

InterCoast Colleges - Riverside

Riverside, California

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
65
Net price
$21,641
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Private (for-profit)

International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
62
Net price
$21,624
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Private (for-profit)

International School of Beauty Inc

Palm Desert, California

Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
132
Net price
$18,347
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Private (for-profit)

J D Academy of Salon and Spa

Danville, California

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
91
Net price
$34,589
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Private (for-profit)

Jama's Beauty & Barber College

West Hills, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
57
Net price
$13,678
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Private (for-profit)

John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College

Long Beach, California

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
57
Net price
$14,158
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Private (for-profit)

KC Beauty Academy

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
41
Net price
$14,542
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Private (for-profit)

Lancaster Beauty School

Lancaster, California

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
150
Net price
$20,807
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Private (for-profit)

Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology

Selma, California

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
21
Net price
$21,242
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Private (for-profit)

Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology

Hanford, California

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
34
Net price
$17,127
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Private (for-profit)

Los Angeles College of Aesthetics

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
117
Net price
$21,911
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Private (for-profit)

Lu Ross Academy

Ventura, California

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
229
Net price
$19,444
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Private (for-profit)

Lyle's College of Beauty

Fresno, California

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
90
Net price
$36,880
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Private (for-profit)

Lyle's College of Beauty

Bakersfield, California

Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
70
Net price
$23,572
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