WCB

West Coast Barber College

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

Overview

Located in Oceanside, California, West Coast Barber College is a private for-profit career and technical school. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 21 students.

West Coast Barber College offers certificates across 1 program, the largest being Barbering. It awarded 33 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 30 to 1.

Mission

West Coast Barber College provides students with a comprehensive course of instruction that includes haircutting, hairstyling, shaving, rest facial and all services that may be requested by a patron in a barber shop or salon. Students will learn to perform services like coloring, chemical relaxing, perms, scientific scalp massage and proper shampoo procedure. The program is designed to prepare our students to be creative and skillful barbers and prepare for entry level employment as barbers and pass the California state barbering exam.

Mission statement as reported by West Coast Barber College

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

Students enrolled

100%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

30:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Certificate

Programs and majors offered 1

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 1

Barbering Certificate 33 graduates

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: 100%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 30:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year: 1
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 32

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 21
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 21
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 53
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: 17%
Men: 83%
White: 11%
Hispanic or Latino: 74%
Black or African American: 9%
Asian: 4%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%

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
President/Owner: Travis Yaldo
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services
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