Beauty School in South Gate, California

Yes. Every program is taught in Spanish — lectures, demonstrations, questions and exam review. It is not an English class with translation. English textbooks are available on request, and the California state written examination is offered in both Spanish and English.

1,000 hours. Senate Bill 803 reduced it from 1,600 hours effective January 1, 2022. The same law eliminated the practical examination, so licensure now rests on a written examination alone.

Cosmetology (1,000 hours), manicurist (400 hours), esthetician and skin care (600 hours), barbering (1,000 hours), makeup artistry training, hair cutting and colour training, California state board exam preparation, and student salon services open to the public.

The manicurist licence at 400 hours — the shortest the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology issues. Many students earn it first, start working in a salon, and return later for the 1,000-hour cosmetology program.

Hours are fixed by the state; months are not. At roughly 30 hours a week, the 400-hour manicurist licence takes around three to four months, the 600-hour esthetician licence around five, and the 1,000-hour cosmetology and barbering programs around eight to nine. Attending part-time around a job or childcare roughly doubles every one of those figures. Call (323) 587-1750 with the hours you can genuinely keep and we will give you a realistic finish date rather than an optimistic one.

Ask what payment arrangements are available and settle them before you start rather than after. We do not publish tuition online because a stale figure is worse than none — call (323) 587-1750 and we will give you the current number, including the kit and books, plus what the California Board charges separately. If federal student aid matters to you, ask us and every other school you are considering directly whether they participate in Title IV, and get the answer before you enrol.

California allows professional licensing boards to accept an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number in place of a Social Security Number. Bring your ITIN and government-issued photo identification, and confirm current requirements directly with the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology before applying.

It depends on the program — a 400-hour manicurist course and a 1,000-hour cosmetology course differ substantially. We do not publish figures online because they go out of date. Call (323) 587-1750 and we will give you the current number over the phone, including kit and books.

Morning and afternoon schedules are both available, and parents fitting class around school drop-off and pick-up are a large part of our student body. Call (323) 587-1750 with your actual hours and we will tell you honestly which schedule fits.

Yes. Haircuts, colour, manicures, pedicures and facials are performed by students under licensed instructor supervision at prices well below commercial salon rates. Availability follows the class schedule, so call (323) 587-1750 first.

At 8511 Long Beach Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280 — on the corridor running between Florence Avenue and Lynwood, with frequent Metro bus service on the boulevard and the Metro A Line a short connection away.

Students travel from across Southeast Los Angeles County, including Huntington Park, Lynwood, Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Maywood, Walnut Park, Downey, Paramount, Compton, Florence-Graham, Willowbrook, Watts, South Los Angeles, Commerce, East Los Angeles, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Bellflower, Norwalk, Whittier, Long Beach, Lakewood and Inglewood.