Private for-profit · Community college
Diamond Beauty College
South El Monte, California · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,282
- Avg net price
- 90%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Diamond Beauty College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in South El Monte, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 67 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About South El Monte, California
South El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 11 miles to Los Angeles, CA
- To the ocean
- 22 miles
- Nearest airport
- 18 miles to Long Beach (LGB) · major hub
How Diamond Beauty College compares
Higher than 90% · #43 of 382 in California
Higher than 79%
Cheaper than 61% · #116 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 35%
Larger than 19%
Percentiles compare Diamond 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
- Black1.5%
- Hispanic22%
- Asian75%
- Other or multiracial1.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 67
- Student–faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 75%
- Median family income
- $5,036
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
- $12,282
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
- 90%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $150
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?
Diamond 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
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 45°F
- Annual rain
- 15.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Gabriel Fire Dept, CA US station (3.4 mi from campus).
What Diamond 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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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.