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American Beauty College

West Covina, California Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in West Covina, California, American Beauty College is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 334 students in fall 2024.

American Beauty College offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Barbering, and Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist. It awarded 297 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Mission

At American Beauty College , our mission and prime objective is to offer our students the training knowledge and skills necessary to pass the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology examination required for a state license. Our vocational objective is to train and produce knowledgeable graduates able to seek and find entry-level employment in the beauty industry.

Mission statement as reported by American Beauty College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
334
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
297
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
94%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
130
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
167

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
334
Undergraduates, fall 2024
334
Full-time, fall 2024
51%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
577
Full-time, 2024-25
52%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
85%
Men
15%
White
11%
Hispanic or Latino
72%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Chief Financial Officer
Juana Roman
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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