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Cosmetology & Beauty School - Costa Mesa, CA

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Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa
ADDRESS

3309 hyland avenue suite j , costa mesa, CA 92626

PROGRAMS OFFERED

Barbering Programs, Cosmetology Programs, Esthetics Programs

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Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa - Cosmetology School

Located in the heart of Orange County, California, and just minutes from Los Angeles and the beautiful Pacific coast, Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa offers cosmetology, barbering, and esthetics programs. Our campus is located in the vibrant South Coast Collection (SOCO) shopping center and just off the 405 freeway, offering easy access to Irvine, Newport Beach, and other popular Southern California destinations.

 

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Cosmetology

Start your cosmetology education and learn real-world haircutting, coloring, styling, makeup, skin care, and nails. You’ll explore the fundamentals and theory in the classroom, then practice skills like braiding, extensions, and other popular techniques in a salon environment, using professional products, tools, and skills.

Cosmetology (1000.00 hours)

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Barbering

Students in our barbering programs learn classic short haircuts as well as scissor and clipper-over-comb techniques, fades, tapers, and precision haircutting. They also learn short-hair color placements, short-hair styling techniques, customized beard grooming, and shaves.

Barbering (1000.00 hours)

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Esthetics

Learn hands-on skincare techniques and theory in hair removal, waxing, brow design, makeup, facials, facial massage, use of facial machines, and skin therapy.

Esthetics (600.00 hours)

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Financial Aid

We love supporting the dreams of our Future Professionals. That’s why our Financial Aid Office at our Costa Mesa campus is here to help educate you on the types of financial aid. Several financial aid, alternative funding, and scholarship options are available to those who qualify.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
IN COSTA MESA

Our beauty school students (we call them Future Professionals) donate their time, talent and energy to various Orange County charities through cut-a-thons, fashion shows and countless other fundraising events and philanthropic activities. We make a difference—and have fun doing it!

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Digital Support

Whether they’re at home, in the classroom, or getting inspired on the beautiful shores of Newport Beach, our beauty and barbering school students always have access to their assignments, the latest school news, and tips from beauty industry leaders at their fingertips.

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Student Clubs

At Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa, education doesn’t end at the classroom door. Our student-run Green Team teaches our cosmetology school and local communities how to respect the Earth and find innovative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.

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LATEST NEWS

Our School Offers More than Just Services

We bring value to our guests as well as the beauty industry as a whole.

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A Letter to our Future Professionals Regarding Distance Education

Back in late March, when the school was required to close due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the school made the decision to continue offering education via Distance Education. I am not sure any of us anticipated how long the school would be closed for, but we all did our best to learn and adapt to the change......

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Adapting to the New Normal

Here at Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa, everyone's health & safety is our number one priority.

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SCHOOL DISCLOSURES
  • Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

  • BPPE 2022-2023 Esthetics Fact Performance Sheet

  • ADA Disability Policy

  • Facebook Page

  • Campus Safety and Security

  • HEERF Disclosures

  • List of State Reciprocity Requirements - Cosmetology

  • Student's Right to Cancel

  • BPPE 2022-2023 Barber 1000 Fact Performance Sheet

  • Cosmetology Viewbook

  • Disability Verification Packet

  • Financial Aid Code of Conduct

  • Drug-Free Workplace Policy

  • Arbitration Agreement

  • List of State Reciprocity Requirements - Esthetics

  • 2023 BPPE Annual Report

  • BPPE 2022-2023 Cosmo 1000 Fact Performance Sheet

  • School Catalog

  • National Center for Education Statistics

  • Special/Unusual Circumstances

  • FAQ

  • List of State Reciprocity Requirements - Barbering

  • Title IX Training Materials

  • Protected Class Nondiscrimination Policy and Procedures

Title IX Coordinator

Michelle Barr
3309 Hyland Avenue Suite J,
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
michelleb@costamesa.paulitchell.edu
714-546-8786

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Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa
FAFSA CODE

016984

ADDRESS

3309 Hyland Avenue Suite J,
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Phone

714-546-8786

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Von Curtis, Inc., dba Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa

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Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa is nationally accredited by National Accrediting Commissions of Career Arts & Sciences, Inc (NACCAS). The National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) is recognized by the United States Department of Education as a national accrediting agency for postsecondary schools and departments of cosmetology arts and sciences, and massage therapy, including those offered via Distance Education.

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