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Waynes College of Beauty

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

Overview

Located in Salinas, California, Waynes College of Beauty is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 46 students.

Waynes College of Beauty offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Barbering. It awarded 44 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 15 to 1.

Mission

At Waynes College of Beauty, we offer programs that enable you to pass the required State Board of Cosmetology examination and become a licensed professional for Cosmetology and Esthetician. Our focus and emphasis is to allow you to acquire the skill and techniques necessary to succeed in today's marketplace. At Waynes we are committed to working with you by providing you the environment necessary to succeed in today's beauty operations businesses' whether it is in a nail parlor, enterprise hair operations, or makeup artist we will allow you the opportunity to operate as a professional entrepreneur ensuring your smooth transition into the becoming a full licensed and trained professional.

Mission statement as reported by Waynes College of Beauty

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
46
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
44
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
15:1
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
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
28

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
46
Undergraduates, fall 2024
46
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
76
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
88%
Men
12%
White
9%
Hispanic or Latino
87%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
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
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Continuous
President
MOISES G ESTRADA
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates

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