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California Beauty College

Modesto, California Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Modesto, California, California Beauty College is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 122 students in fall 2024.

California Beauty College offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Cosmetology, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 134 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 97% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Mission

California Beauty College’s mission is to provide professional instruction in cosmetology, manicuring and esthetics. Each of these programs are designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in their field and to pass California state licensing exams.

Mission statement as reported by California Beauty College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
122
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
134
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 3

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 3

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
97%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
90
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
44

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
122
Undergraduates, fall 2024
122
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
212
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
98%
Men
2%
White
35%
Hispanic or Latino
52%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Continuous
President
Carl Gibbs
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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