Private for-profit · Community college
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology
San Fernando, California · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $24,340
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Grad / completion
- $35,089
- Median earnings
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in San Fernando, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 30 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About San Fernando, California
San Fernando is a general-law city in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Prior to the arrival of Spanish missionaries and soldiers, the area of San Fernando was in the northwestern extent of Tovaangar, or the homelands of the Tongva. Mexican-American culture is prevalent and the city hosts Día de los Muertos festivals and community classes teaching "Aztec" and Folklórico dances. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 20 miles to Los Angeles, CA
- To the ocean
- 18 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub
How Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology compares
Higher than 57% · #186 of 382 in California
Higher than 95%
Higher than 50% · #210 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 19% · #248 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 12%
Larger than 6%
Percentiles compare Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women2067%
- Men1033%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White10%
- Hispanic83%
- Other or multiracial6.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 30
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 70%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 46%
- Median family income
- $14,517
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $24,340
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,089
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 47%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 46°F
- Annual rain
- 14.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Northridge Cal State, CA US station (5.4 mi from campus).
What Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.