Most Part-Time Friendly Beauty Schools in San Francisco, CA Metro Area
Most students in California beauty schools work while they complete their programs. Beauty school programs are also popular with parents of younger children and others who need flexible schedules.
Many beauty school students want their programs to be available part-time to accommodate their busy lives. We took a look at the top schools for students seeking flexible schedules. Here's what we found.
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San Francisco, CA Most Part-Time Friendly Beauty Schools
#1: Hilltop Beauty School — Daly City
49.3% part-time students
Students who want to become hairstylists, skincare specialists, or manicurists can study at Hilltop Beauty School. Students who take classes part-time benefit from the school's longevity in the field—it has existed for over 60 years. It is continually refining its curriculum so its students graduate with cutting-edge, up-to-date skills.
If you want to study part-time, you'll be in good company; 50% of the student body follows a part-time schedule.
#2: The Salon Professional Academy — San Jose
42.1% part-time students
The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose has a couple of scheduling options for students in its cosmetology and esthetics programs. It also offers an advanced makeup artistry program that takes just 84 hours to complete, making it an attractive option for students who don't have months to dedicate to their schooling.
#3: San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology — San Francisco
31.4% part-time students
The San Francisco Institute offers flexible part-time scheduling for cosmetology and esthetics students. Students on either track benefit from the school's approach to instruction. By following the Multiple Intelligences instructional framework, students are equipped with resources to learn in ways that help them most readily absorb information.
#4: International College of Cosmetology — Oakland
22.4% part-time students
The International College of Cosmetology caters to students from Spanish-speaking or Vietnamese backgrounds. ICC students can take their entire cosmetology or manicuring program in Spanish. Vietnamese students can take the Vietnamese-language manicuring course. The school's esthetics courses are only offered in English at this time.
Cosmetology students can choose from schedules that allow them to complete their programs in 6, 7.5, 10, or 14 months, meaning that each week, students can choose to spend between 16 and 40 hours per week in class or in the salon.
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Methodology and Editor’s Notes
We compared educational institutions from the Beauty Schools Directory database of beauty programs across the U.S. Those analyzed for these rankings were educational institutions that:
Data was sourced from 2022, the latest available as of publication date.