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Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Cerritos College

Name: Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at Cerritos College
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Norwalk, CA · Public · Federal field 1204

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$884 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not reached
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+12%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$13,133 → $14,752

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

20Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

20Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

46Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

125Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

96Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$27,191A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$2,424

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$27,191

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$2,424Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$10,236Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE30.5%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$13,133Year 1

$27,191Year 4

$14,752Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,266

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$27,191 vs. $26,307

$884 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$38,660 median wageCA estimate · 27,080 jobs · 39-5012+7.7% projected U.S. growth · 73.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSkincare Specialists$38,770 median wageCA estimate · 11,360 jobs · 39-5094+8.8% projected U.S. growth · 14.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardBarbers$38,380 median wageCA estimate · 1,390 jobs · 39-5011+3.3% projected U.S. growth · 6.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardMakeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$140,870 median wageCA estimate · 830 jobs · 39-5091+6.1% projected U.S. growth · 0.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardManicurists and Pedicurists$36,630 median wageCA estimate · 39,210 jobs · 39-5092+9.2% projected U.S. growth · 21.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardPersonal Service Managers, All Other$77,840 median wageCA estimate · 2,010 jobs · 11-9179+6.2% projected U.S. growth · 2k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$56,110 median wageCA estimate · 9,390 jobs · 39-1022+6.3% projected U.S. growth · 12k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentShampooers$37,080 median wageCA estimate · 8,070 jobs · 39-5093+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 2.2k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential

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