Private for-profit · Community college

Santa Ana Beauty Academy

Santa Ana, California · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$9,391
Avg net price
75%
Grad / completion
$28,107
Median earnings

Santa Ana Beauty Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Santa Ana, California (large city setting), enrolling 35 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 35 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, California, United States. Members of the Tongva and Juaneño/Luiseño are indigenous to the area. The Tongva called the Santa Ana area "Hotuuk". The village of Pajbenga was located at modern day Santa Ana along the Santa Ana River. The Bowers Museum is art and history museum started in the 1930s with a large collection of fine art and artifacts from around the world and several traveling exhibits each year. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
12 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to John Wayne Orange County (SNA) · major hub

How Santa Ana Beauty Academy compares

Graduation rate75%

Higher than 70% · #131 of 382 in California

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,107

Higher than 26% · #264 of 326 in California

Average net price$9,391

Cheaper than 72% · #89 cheapest of 377 in California

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment35

Larger than 8%

Percentiles compare Santa Ana Beauty Academy 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

  • White17%
  • Hispanic69%
  • Asian8.6%
  • Other or multiracial5.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
35
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
37%
First-generation students
Students over 25
53%
Median family income
$17,292

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
$9,391

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
75%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$28,107
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.

< $30k
$30–48k
$8,474
$48–75k
$9,849
$75–110k
$110k+

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
85°F
Winter low
48°F
Annual rain
12.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.63.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA US station (2.4 mi from campus).

What Santa Ana Beauty Academy 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.