Career Academy of Beauty

I wouldn’t attend here. Coral is the only one that actually shows she cares. She is a super awesome person. For the rest of the office people, when your about to spend 20k on school and you have condescending attitudes with admissions that really makes me want to spend that kind of money yeah right. It’s stressful to being with and for these people to make you feel even more stressed isn’t cool. Oh and The manager even calls you lair when you just handing in the correct paperwork for a kit to be paid for. this school isn’t all that it’s hyped up to be. And if Coral is the only nice one they have a huge problem.

I am not to brag but my daughter has been studying here at CAofB and she has done so well in only a bit over a month. She had cut her aunts hair today for her grade. She came out looking beautiful. She had an A-​line cut. So if this is from a bit over a month I can’t imagine how much more she will learn in 7 ½ mos.

Save your money & search for another school. I attended career academy of beauty to get my estheticians license. Worse way to spend my $ 10k… Runnnnnn lol. Not worth it. later I found cheaper and better alternatives but it was too late.
«Nuts and bolts» was the funniest experience very unorganized and instructors teaching couldn’t even
get it right, it’s suppose to be a program that helps your business. Well considering how this school runs their own business I would not take any advice coming from them
I personally felt ripped off «Mrs.Christina» was a super moody instructor & when I’m paying $ 10,000 I expect an instructor who cares about her material and isn’t just reading off slides and is able to answer questions without getting flustered (very basic expectations) She would say one thing and then on a different day say the complete opposite. However she was great with hands on teaching, the school had it all twisted. They should have had Mrs. Jane in the classroom and Mrs. Christina on the floor. Overall you don’t learn much except get your hours, the staff/​instructors would be constantly gossiping and very unprofessional. Owners don’t care to solve issues. I do have to say Mrs. ChristinaM and Mrs. Jane helped me a lot with all my questions and always there for students unfortunately one is the night time instructor and the other only on the floor.
My favorite was the rule of not sitting on the beds (where clients would receive facials) for sanitary reasons, but due to lack of space we would use the area as a classroom from time to time and the beds were our desks.
I am thankful I got my license but I taught myself everything and spent more money on classes outside of school for more training and if I could help someone in search of a school-​it would be save your money so many other schools out there that offer a lot more and have professional instructors that actually are knowledgable. Community college is your best bet

I am a recent graduate for the esthetician program. The instructors are very knowledgable and helpful. I believe that CAofB prepares and trains their students very well for life outside of school compared to other schools. We were taught many techniques and modalities that other schools do not even offer. I have learned so much and am grateful for the amazing teachers, knowledge, and experience that CAofB has provided for me. :)

Went to school here great program for estheticians! Loved my instructors and all the staff! Got a education that supports me and I was able to do everything that I wanted! The business program set me up for success !

I was going here till Financial problems and the school worked with me and I get to go back in July I recommend the school to anybody great education great hands-​on

I am currently attending CAOfB and I’m loving it so far, the education is great, the staff is very attentive, and all the students are very friendly and helpful! Best school on the OC

CAOfB is an amazing school! I am currently a student here and could not see myself attending any other school. The staff here is very involved. All they want is to see you be the best that you can be. They have passion behind being here and wanting you to be here too. We get great education and classes to help us be success in the future. I am very happy with my choice in choosing a school to goto. I went and visited other schools and here won me over. So take my word and come join our school.

I love this school! I started school in April and I am almost done. I love the fact that we learn so much more than just passing state board. Career Academy is one of the only schools around that teaches hair extensions, Brazilian blowouts and Japanese straightening. The teachers and staff are very helpful and encouraging. I highly recommend this school for anyone looking to get into the beauty field.

Esthetics students search no further! Ms. Cristina Aguirre will give you the tools you need to become the most confident, well rounded and informed esthetician So Cal has ever seen! She has experienced every position that can be held in the esthetics industry and is a master of her craft. Her skills in teaching her students and them retaining the information is by far the best any beauty school can offer. Even after a year of graduating I feel more ahead of the curve more than most of my coworkers now that I am in the industry. This is a fun and rewarding experience to the point where you will wake up early just to be the first one in class!

I LOVE CAREER ACADEMY OF BEAUTY! I’m a student at this school and the education I’m getting is unbelievable! Everything is hands on learning and we all have really great teachers to learn from. Another good thing about this school is that it doesn’t have a school feel. It feels like you’re in an actual salon! The prices are amazing too! Definitely worth coming in!

I have been going to school here since February and I love it! The time has flown by. The instructors and my fellow students inspire me each and every day. If you are looking to join a dynamic, fun, and creative environment then come to Career Academy of Beauty. This school goes far and beyond the «average» beauty school. It’s challenging, rewarding, and pushes me constantly to be a better stylist.

I enjoy every minute at career academy of beauty, I’m in the Morning esthetician class with Ms Cristina Tuesday through Saturday. Ms Cristina is the best in teaching anything very thorough. Ms Coral who enrolled me was very helpful and nice after having a bad experience at my previous beauty school. Career academy of beauty let me transfer my hours and treated me with so much respect and made me feel totally like family… I highly recommend Career academy of beauty.

I love this School/​Salon! My sister just started the Aesthetic class about a week ago and she is super happy with the experience Ms Christin has. My sister transfer from Marinello in Huntington beach because she wanted the best education and she sure found it. I receive a facial at Career academy of beauty and it was fabulous… There prices are perfect and affordable.

I love that I chose this school over the others in the area. Great programs and education. The student body here is so cool! We do so many fun dress up days and contests! I love my CAofB family!

Graduated from this school. Education was great! I made the best of my time here.

As a former student, id like everyone that is thinking about going here, that the student reviews are FAKE. Students are bribed with a free service in exchange for giving a 5 star review. Bullshit.
The teachers are bitches. They roll their eyes if you have a question. The owner will refuse to talk to you if you have an issue. The teachers talk shit and gossip about students to other students. Real mature. They are even rude to customers. Students and customers make them money. They should treat us w more respect. I could go on and on about how HORRIBLE my expeirence at this school was but the most important thing is DON’T GO HERE. Its overpriced. Go to a community school, cuz every cosmo school will treat you like shit. Might as well pay the least you can.

I am a former student of CAofB… initially I was very excited to start at this school as I got further into the program I was continually disappointed with the way the school was run.
Introductions were made by Coral. She is AWESOME. She is the one and only reason I started going here. She gives a tour of the school and outlines the program and costs. If you are going to try to get loans or grants you will be talking to Ms. Ali. She is great as well. She is very sweet and will help you with anything you need.
About ½ way into my schooling there, the family closed the school that was located in Anaheim and transferred all the teachers to garden grove. At first, it was a nut house. There was a definite struggle for authority as the teachers tried to adjust. After a while, a couple teachers quit and the new ones settled in. After the switch it seemed as if the school ran more smoothly.
Gripes– As a night student my schedule was CRAZY! I worked 8 – 5 and did school 530−10pm. It was definitely hard going from being yelled at, at work, to being yelled at, at school. It was like there was never a break! And by saying I got yelled at, I do not mean the clients, I mean the staff. The receptionists and maintenance person would constantly YELL that we had clients waiting. Its like we didn’t have time to breath.
After Anaheim came over, they finally started to remodel a little bit. Prior to that, I don’t think the school had been updated what so ever. The shampoo bowls are constantly broken, the students stations are outdated and falling apart, the bathrooms are disgusting… As a former student, I know how much I paid to go there, you think they could afford to keep the place working.
Scheduling…this is a major gripe of mine. As a night student (working full time) I had a very hard time keeping the required 20 hour minimum per week. They used to allow us to make up hours whenever we could. Since the new administrators came over from Anaheim, this rule has changed. In order to come at ANY time that you are not «scheduled» to come, you have to get approval. I was always told, if you are behind on your hours you can come any time and make them up. As long as you don’t go over what you’re supposed to be at. So if you have a rough schedule, do not go here. They are not accommodating at all. And if you don’t finish by your contract date, you have to pay extra, PER HOUR.
Over all… the school has gotten a LOT better since I started. The teachers no longer play favorites and treat the students more fairly. What it comes down to is being able to get your hours and passing state board. Its really difficult to work full time and go to school 4 nights a week. But if you can put up with it, do it! Do your research before choosing a school. Talk to the students!!! They will tell you (honestly) what they do or dont like about the school. And take a tour during the time that you would be going to school. I toured during the day but I wish I would have been able to see the night students, as the night is much quieter (and nicer!)
This school DOES prepare you for state board VERY well compared to other schools. And that is the point of going to school. I have heard of a lot of other schools that dont do a good job of this. So just go in and get your hours done and over with!

Career Academy of Beauty is an amazing school!
The staff members and teachers are very qualified for their jobs!
and the school is very clean, with a great environment for students to learn in.
Everything they teach, is to help students pass the state board exam.
They have a mock test to make sure they are prepared to work on any clients, before they are moved onto the senior floor.
As a student there, i would recomend this school to anyone who is interested in taking a cosmetology. It is deffinatly worth the money!

CAofB is such a great school ! after looking around trying to find a school that would take me as a manicurist i finally found one. they are great the teachers are very informative and the students are very motivated.
after being here for about 3 weeks i have learned so much and am already working on clients.
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