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Lyle's College of Beauty

Bakersfield, California Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Lyle's College of Beauty is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Bakersfield, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 70 students in fall 2024.

Lyle's College of Beauty offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist, Cosmetology, and Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist. It awarded 98 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Mission

To prepare all students to pass the State Board examination. To produce knowledgeable and skilled graduates that will an asset to any phase of the industry they wish to pursue. To produce students that will be highly employable and capable of demonstrating the knowledge and experience received in their training. To maintain an updated program so the students will have complete knowledge of the current professional techniques. To promote continual educational growth for the faculty and students through constant review of teaching methods and techniques.

Mission statement as reported by Lyle's College of Beauty

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
70
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
98
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

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 4

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
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
77
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
70
Undergraduates, fall 2024
70
Full-time, fall 2024
46%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
154
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
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
19%
Hispanic or Latino
75%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
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
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
President
Odulia Dee Upton
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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