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5,994
institutions
401
programs
648
occupations
59
states & territories
California

659 institutions

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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Bethesda University

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
11%
Admit rate
66.9%
Enrollment
263
Net price
$11,097
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Private (for-profit)

Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy

Santa Fe Springs, California

Grad rate
Not reported
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
120
Net price
$27,156
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Biola University

La Mirada, California

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
74.4%
Enrollment
5,434
Net price
$31,495
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Private (for-profit)

Blake Austin College

Vacaville, California

Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
Not reported
Enrollment
217
Net price
$29,136
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Private (for-profit)

Borner's Barber College

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
54
Net price
$21,275
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Private (for-profit)

Brand College

Glendale, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
80.0%
Enrollment
15
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (for-profit)

Bridges Beauty College

Victorville, California

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
98
Net price
$16,429
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Private (for-profit)

Brownson Technical School

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
307
Net price
$30,513
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Butte College

Oroville, California

Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
10,968
Net price
$5,520
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Public

Butte County Regional Occupational Program

Chico, California

Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
41
Net price
$15,737
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Cabrillo College

Aptos, California

Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
9,457
Net price
$15,843
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Private (for-profit)

Cal Northern School of Law

Chico, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
55
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

CalCopa Massage School

Huntington Beach, California

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
33
Net price
$36,241
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Private (for-profit)

California Aeronautical University

Bakersfield, California

Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
350
Net price
$36,126
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
84.9%
Enrollment
11,902
Net price
$26,285
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Private (for-profit)

California Barber and Beauty College

San Diego, California

Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
50
Net price
$11,391
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Private (for-profit)

California Beauty College

Modesto, California

Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
122
Net price
$12,513
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

California Career College

Canoga Park, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
190
Net price
$46,880
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Private (for-profit)

California Career Institute

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
73.9%
Enrollment
628
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

California College of ASU

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
49.5%
Enrollment
71
Net price
$17,683
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Private (for-profit)

California College of Barbering and Cosmetology

Stockton, California

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
227
Net price
$16,245
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Private (for-profit)

California College of Music

Pasadena, California

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
60
Net price
$25,065
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Private (nonprofit)

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
91.1%
Enrollment
1,308
Net price
$53,909
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Private (for-profit)

California Hair Design Academy

La Mesa, California

Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
98
Net price
$23,607
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Private (for-profit)

California Healing Arts College

Carson, California

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
243
Net price
$21,504
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Private (for-profit)

California Health Sciences University

Clovis, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
607
Net price
Grad-only
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Community CollegePublic

California Indian Nations College

Palm Desert, California

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
154
Net price
No federal aid
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Private (nonprofit)

California Institute of Advanced Management

Alhambra, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
344
Net price
Grad-only
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

California Institute of Arts & Technology

National City, California

Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,112
Net price
$32,637
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

California Institute of Arts & Technology - National City

National City, California

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
Not reported
Enrollment
Net price
$22,688
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