Vocational career program · Initial career training
Cosmetology
Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, California, United States
- Award
- No formal award
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person
- Price
- $14,500whole program
About this program
1000-clock-hour cosmetology course split between pre-clinical classroom instruction and clinic learning on paying clients, preparing graduates as entry-level cosmetologists.
- Offering
- Vocational career program
- Fields
- Cosmetology, Hair Cutting, Hair Coloring, Makeup Artistry, Esthetician, Nail technician
- Advertised approaches
- Cutting, men's cutting, color, texture, long hair, makeup, skin, nailsAs advertised by the provider; this does not imply affiliation with any practitioner’s organisation.
- Purpose
- Initial career training
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Structured course (no award)
- Award status
- No awardThe course does not lead to a formal award.
Stated by the schoolCalifornia Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)School authorization
Scope: Institution approval to operate, as stated in the school's catalog
Stated by the schoolNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS)Institutional accreditation
Scope: Institution, as stated in the school's catalog
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time, Evenings, Fixed datesDay school and night school cohorts with published start dates.
- Contact hours
- 1,000
- Course dates
- Day school start, October 27, 2026Day school start, December 8, 2026Night school start, December 8, 2026
- Teaching location
- Costa Mesa campus3309 Hyland Avenue, Suite J, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Who it is for and entry requirements
Entry requirements not published
The pages we checked do not describe entry requirements. Missing information does not mean open enrollment; ask the provider.
- Intakes
- Day school and night school cohorts
Current enrollment availability is not confirmed here; check dates and places with the provider.
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
Practice, assessment and kit
As published by the provider. Mannequins, simulation, live models and workplace experience are different things and are named separately.
- Practice arrangements
- Live-model practice
- Assessment
- Written assessment, Practical assessmentCore students are graded using written, oral and practical testing methods.
- Kit
- Kit includedTechnical kit, textbooks and digital kit are listed as cost lines.
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Tuition, registration, kit, consumables, uniform and assessment charges are listed separately. Each price keeps its basis and is never converted, and an instalment is never the total.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology tuitionTuition · mandatory | $14,500whole program | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Registration feeRegistration / application fee · mandatory | $85one-time | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Technical KitKit · mandatory | $1,765.03whole program | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: entry requirements, duration, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)