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PIB

Professional Institute of Beauty

El Monte, California Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in El Monte, California, Professional Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 93 students in fall 2024.

Professional Institute of Beauty offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology and Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor. It awarded 46 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Mission

At PIB our mission and prime objective is to offer our students the training to assist them to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to pass the California State-Barbering and Cosmetology department examinations required for a state license. Our prime vocational objective is to train and produce knowledgeable graduates able to seek and find entry level employment in the beauty industry. Our successful students should be able to function effectively in the many specialty areas such as: Hair Stylist, Hair Colorist, Manicurist, Make-up Artist, Beauty Salon Operator.

Mission statement as reported by Professional Institute of Beauty

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
93
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
46
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
20:1
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
85%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
8
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
38

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
93
Undergraduates, fall 2024
93
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
120
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
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
96%
Men
4%
White
1%
Hispanic or Latino
73%
International (U.S. nonresident)
27%

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 suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Owner
Willie Quinonez
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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