Real CA BBC Data — Q1 2026

California Cosmetology & Barber School Pass Rates

Name: California Cosmetology & Barber School Pass Rates (2026 State Board)
Creator: California Board of Barbering & Cosmetology

Real 2026 California state board outcomes, ranked by school — the share of each school's first-time written exam takers who passed, straight from the California Board of Barbering & Cosmetology. Based on 4,366 test-takers in Q1 2026. Not available on Google.

Top California Cosmetology Schools by First-Time Written Pass Rate

98 schools with at least 5 first-time written test-takers in Q1 2026.

#	School	Pass Rate	Passed / Tested
1	SALON SUCCESS ACADEMY — CORONA	100%	10 / 10
2	JD ACADEMY OF SALON AND SPA — DANVILLE	100%	9 / 9
3	JLC BEAUTY SCHOOL — CITY OF INDUSTRY	100%	9 / 9
4	DIAMOND BEAUTY COLLEGE — SOUTH EL MONTE	100%	8 / 8
5	CINTA AVEDA INSTITUTE — SAN FRANCISCO	100%	6 / 6
6	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OCCUPATIONA — TORRANCE	100%	6 / 6
7	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BEAUTY — PALM DESERT	100%	5 / 5
8	HOSS LEE ACADEMY — ROSEVILLE	94%	17 / 18
9	SANTA ANA BEAUTY COLLEGE — SANTA ANA	94%	17 / 18
10	SALON SUCCESS ACADEMY — REDLANDS	93%	14 / 15
11	SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE — SAN JOSE	93%	13 / 14
12	MONTEREY BAY INSTITUTE OF ELECTROLOGY — MONTEREY	92%	11 / 12
13	SAN FRANCISCO INSTITUTE OF ESTHETICS & C — SAN FRANCISCO	91%	10 / 11
14	CITRUS COLLEGE, COSMETOLOGY DEPARTMENT — GLENDORA	89%	25 / 28
15	RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - COSMETOLOG — RIVERSIDE	89%	16 / 18
16	SABA BEAUTY SCHOOL — LAKE FOREST	89%	8 / 9
17	INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — CLOVIS	88%	7 / 8
18	PALOMAR INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY — SAN MARCOS	87%	13 / 15
19	VR PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY ACADEMY — CITY OF INDUSTRY	86%	24 / 28
20	CALIFORNIA BEAUTY ACADEMY — ORANGE	86%	6 / 7
21	CENTRAL SIERRA ROP SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY — EL DORADO	86%	6 / 7
22	NEIHULE ACADEMY OF BEAUTY — LOS ANGELES	86%	6 / 7
23	ROSEMEAD BEAUTY SCHOOL — ROSEMEAD	86%	6 / 7
24	SIERRA COLLEGE OF BEAUTY — MERCED	86%	6 / 7
25	MILAN INSTITUTE — MERCED	85%	11 / 13

Top California Barber Schools by First-Time Written Pass Rate

57 schools with at least 5 first-time written test-takers in Q1 2026.

#	School	Pass Rate	Passed / Tested
1	WEST VALLEY OCCUPATIONAL CENTER — WOODLAND HILLS	100%	5 / 5
2	MIXED INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY & BARBER — SACRAMENTO	92%	12 / 13
3	BELLUS ACADEMY — POWAY	91%	20 / 22
4	LOS ANGELES TRADE TECHNICAL COLLEGE — LOS ANGELES	89%	8 / 9
5	MASTER ACADEMY — NORWALK	88%	7 / 8
6	ALVA BEAUTY COLLECTIVE — LEMON GROVE	88%	7 / 8
7	ASIAN-AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY COLL — WESTMINSTER	86%	30 / 35
8	WEST COAST BARBER COLLEGE — OCEANSIDE	86%	6 / 7
9	WESTERN BARBER INSTITUTE — RESEDA	83%	15 / 18
10	NEWBERRY SCHOOL OF BEAUTY — GRANADA HILLS	80%	8 / 10
11	POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, COSMETOL — POMONA	80%	4 / 5
12	LU ROSS ACADEMY — VENTURA	78%	7 / 9
13	AAA BEAUTY COLLEGE — SAN DIEGO	77%	10 / 13
14	PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL SHERMAN OAKS — SHERMAN OAKS	75%	6 / 8
15	URBAN BARBER COLLEGE — CONCORD	73%	11 / 15
16	MILAN INSTITUTE — CLOVIS	73%	8 / 11
17	PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL SACRAMENTO — SACRAMENTO	73%	8 / 11
18	PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL PASADENA — PASADENA	71%	5 / 7
19	SALON SUCCESS ACADEMY — RIVERSIDE	71%	5 / 7
20	STRAIGHT PERM BEAUTY SCHOOL.COM — LOS ANGELES	71%	5 / 7
21	SOUTH BAY BARBER INSTITUTE — GILROY	67%	12 / 18
22	ZMS THE ACADEMY — LOS ANGELES	67%	6 / 9
23	LOS ANGELES COLLEGE OF AESTHETICS — LOS ANGELES	67%	4 / 6
24	RIGGINS URBAN BARBER AND BEAUTY COLLEGE — SAN DIEGO	67%	4 / 6
25	ACADEMY FOR SALON PROFESSIONALS — NORTHRIDGE	67%	4 / 6

Top California Esthetics Schools by First-Time Written Pass Rate

99 schools with at least 5 first-time written test-takers in Q1 2026.

#	School	Pass Rate	Passed / Tested
1	CITRUS COLLEGE, COSMETOLOGY DEPARTMENT — GLENDORA	100%	15 / 15
2	GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE — HUNTINGTON BEACH	100%	14 / 14
3	VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE — VICTORVILLE	100%	12 / 12
4	ROSEMEAD BEAUTY SCHOOL — ROSEMEAD	100%	10 / 10
5	DESIGN'S SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY — PASO ROBLES	100%	10 / 10
6	SANTA ANA BEAUTY ACADEMY — SANTA ANA	100%	8 / 8
7	INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF BEAUTY, ARTS & — LOS ANGELES	100%	7 / 7
8	PARIS BEAUTY COLLEGE — CONCORD	100%	7 / 7
9	COSMO BEAUTY COLLEGE — GARDEN GROVE	100%	6 / 6
10	GET FADED BARBER AND BEAUTY COLLEGE — BAKERSFIELD	100%	5 / 5
11	PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL COSTA MESA — COSTA MESA	96%	23 / 24
12	SALON SUCCESS ACADEMY — REDLANDS	93%	14 / 15
13	SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE COSMETOLOGY A — SANTA BARBARA	92%	12 / 13
14	SADDLEBACK BEAUTY ACADEMY — LAGUNA HILLS	92%	23 / 25
15	HOSS LEE ACADEMY — ROSEVILLE	91%	21 / 23
16	HACIENDA LA PUENTE ADULT EDUCATION, COSM — LA PUENTE	91%	10 / 11
17	PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL MODESTO — MODESTO	91%	29 / 32
18	PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL TEMECULA — TEMECULA	90%	27 / 30
19	SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, COSMETOLOGY DEPA — SAN DIEGO	89%	8 / 9
20	CALIFORNIA BEAUTY ACADEMY — ORANGE	88%	7 / 8
21	SIMPLY DIVINE ACADEMY — YUBA CITY	88%	7 / 8
22	AMERICAN BEAUTY COLLEGE — PALMDALE	87%	13 / 15
23	COSMOTEK COLLEGE — HAYWARD	87%	13 / 15
24	PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL SAN DIEGO — SAN DIEGO	87%	13 / 15
25	ASEL BEAUTY COLLEGE — GARDEN GROVE	86%	6 / 7

Top California Manicuring Schools by First-Time Written Pass Rate

60 schools with at least 5 first-time written test-takers in Q1 2026.

#	School	Pass Rate	Passed / Tested
1	SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, COSMETOLOGY DEPA — SAN DIEGO	100%	9 / 9
2	JLC BEAUTY SCHOOL — CITY OF INDUSTRY	100%	8 / 8
3	MONARCH BEAUTY ACADEMY — VALENCIA	100%	8 / 8
4	PARIS BEAUTY COLLEGE — CONCORD	100%	8 / 8
5	LAWRENCE & COMPANY COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOG — HANFORD	100%	6 / 6
6	MILAN INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY — VACAVILLE	100%	6 / 6
7	SABA BEAUTY SCHOOL — LAKE FOREST	100%	6 / 6
8	SALON SUCCESS ACADEMY — UPLAND	100%	6 / 6
9	NEWBERRY SCHOOL OF BEAUTY — GRANADA HILLS	100%	5 / 5
10	SAN FRANCISCO INSTITUTE OF ESTHETICS & C — SAN FRANCISCO	100%	5 / 5
11	SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COSMETOLOGY DE — FAIRFIELD	100%	5 / 5
12	NEIHULE ACADEMY OF BEAUTY — LOS ANGELES	95%	18 / 19
13	COSMO BEAUTY COLLEGE — GARDEN GROVE	93%	13 / 14
14	FEDERICO BEAUTY INSTITUTE — SACRAMENTO	92%	11 / 12
15	MILAN INSTITUTE — BAKERSFIELD	92%	11 / 12
16	JADE BEAUTY AND BARBER COLLEGE — SAN JOSE	90%	9 / 10
17	LYLE'S COLLEGE OF BEAUTY — BAKERSFIELD	90%	9 / 10
18	DIAMOND BEAUTY COLLEGE — SOUTH EL MONTE	89%	8 / 9
19	ROSEMEAD BEAUTY SCHOOL — ROSEMEAD	88%	15 / 17
20	MY-LE'S BEAUTY COLLEGE — SACRAMENTO	88%	21 / 24
21	CITRUS HEIGHTS BEAUTY COLLEGE — CITRUS HEIGHTS	88%	7 / 8
22	COASTLINE BEAUTY COLLEGE — HEMET	88%	7 / 8
23	SANTA ANA BEAUTY COLLEGE — SANTA ANA	86%	18 / 21
24	CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF BARBERING AND COSM — STOCKTON	86%	6 / 7
25	HACIENDA LA PUENTE ADULT EDUCATION, COSM — LA PUENTE	86%	6 / 7

What this measures: the first-time written state board pass rate — the share of a school's candidates who passed the California written exam on their first attempt, per the CA BBC's Q1 2026 report. It does not include the practical exam or retakes.

California is a different regulator and exam than Texas — these numbers are not directly comparable to our Texas School Leaderboard.

Pass-rate data from the California Board of Barbering & Cosmetology, Q1 2026