Private for-profit · Community college
California Beauty College
Modesto, California · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,513
- Avg net price
- 83%
- Grad / completion
- $22,255
- Median earnings
California Beauty College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Modesto, California (midsize city setting), enrolling 122 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Modesto, California
Modesto is the county seat of and the largest city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The City of Modesto was originally a stop on the railroad connecting Sacramento to Los Angeles, built by Central Pacific Railroad. The Rockabilly genre of music originated in Modesto with the formation of Maddox Brothers & Rose on KTRB Radio in 1937. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 27 miles to Stockton, CA
- To the ocean
- 34 miles
- Nearest airport
- 22 miles to Stockton Metropolitan (SCK)
How California Beauty College compares
Higher than 81% · #79 of 382 in California
Higher than 90%
Higher than 9% · #303 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 60% · #122 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 62%
Larger than 33%
Percentiles compare California Beauty College 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 race / ethnicity
- White37%
- Black5.7%
- Hispanic51%
- Asian4.9%
- Other or multiracial1.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 122
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Students over 25
- 26%
- Median family income
- $20,291
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $12,513
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
- 83%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $19,518
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,255
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 38%
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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
California Beauty College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 95°F
- Winter low
- 39°F
- Annual rain
- 12.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Modesto City CO AP, CA US station (3 mi from campus).
What California Beauty College 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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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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Colleges near California Beauty College
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Modesto, CA · Public · Associate · 15,109 students
North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc
Modesto, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 207 students
Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto
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DeHart Technical School
Modesto, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 99 students
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San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
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California State University-Stanislaus
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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.