Vocational Programs at Career Academy of Beauty

Career Academy of Beauty is a Less than 2-year, private (for-profit) school located in Garden Grove, California. Its published tuition & fees of Cosmetology / Cosmetologist program, which is the largest program at the school, is $14,168 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 205 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 74%. Career Academy of Beauty has 6 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Career Academy of Beauty is Cosmetology / Cosmetologist and its 2024 tuition & fees are $14,168. For reference, the average tuition for the Cosmetology / Cosmetologist program of all trade schools in the United States is $16,042.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Cosmetology / Cosmetologist	$14,168	$2,990	1,000 Hours	7 Months
National Average	$16,042	-	1,375 Hours	11.73 Months
Aesthetician / Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	$11,560	$2,270	600 Hours	4 Months
National Average	$9,978	-	652 Hours	6.04 Months
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)	$16,977	$3,831	1,200 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$10,039	-	750 Hours	7.00 Months
Barbering / Barber	$14,167	$2,621	1,000 Hours	7 Months
National Average	$14,546	-	1,167 Hours	10.34 Months
Cosmetology, Barber / Styling, and Nail Instructor	$3,738	$901	600 Hours	4 Months
National Average	$7,334	-	712 Hours	6.51 Months
Nail Technician / Specialist and Manicurist	$3,255	$1,110	400 Hours	3 Months
National Average	$5,356	-	444 Hours	4.58 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $14,168 at Career Academy of Beauty. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $2,990. The total cost of attendance is $30,934 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$14,168
Books & Supplies	$2,990
Room & Board	$12,688
Other Living Expenses	$1,088
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$30,934

¹Career Academy of Beauty does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	3	3	NOT OFFERED

Career Academy of Beauty offers 6 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at Career Academy of Beauty

Personal and Culinary Services

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED
Barbering/Barber	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	NOT OFFERED	119	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Career Academy of Beauty is 74%. The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 an the retention rate is 83%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	74%
Retention Rate	83%(full-time), 100% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Student Population	205 Students
Number of Faculties	13 Faculties
Number of Staffs	23 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Career Academy of Beauty provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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