Enrollment Requirements
The requirements for enrolling are:
- Student must be at least 18 years of age
Student may enroll at CHDA at the age of 17, however, students must be 18 years of age upon graduating from select program at CHDA and prior to applying for the CA State Board licensure. - Must provide one of the following:
High School Diploma
Official High school transcript
GED - Completed aptitude test
Test must be completed and passed prior to commencing attendance.
Bi-Weekly Class Starts
Admissions at CHDA is based on a rolling class schedule. Classes start every two weeks with each class limited to 20 students. After rotating through the Freshman module, students move onto the student clinic to begin hands-on technical practice on clients. Classes often fill up quickly, so don’t wait to enroll, do it today! For information on the next start date, contact Admissions at (619) 461-8600 ext. 2001.
2025 Start Dates
Cosmetology
- January 6th and 20th
- February 3rd and 17th
- March 3rd, 17th and 31st
- April 14th and 28th
- May 12th and 27th
- June 9th and 23rd
- July 14th and 28th
- August 11th and 25th
- September 8th and 22nd
- October 6th and 20th
- November 3rd and 17th
- December 1st and 15th
Esthetician
- January 6th and 20th
- February 3rd and 17th
- March 3rd, 17th and 31st
- April 14th and 28th
- May 12th and 27th
- June 9th and 23rd
- July 14th and 28th
- August 11th and 25th
- September 8th and 22nd
- October 6th and 20th
- November 3rd and 17th
- December 1st and 15th
Barbering
- January 12th and 27th
- February 10th and 24th
- March 10th and 24th
- April 7th and 21st
- May 5th and 19th
- June 2nd and 16th
- July 7th and 21st
- August 4th and 18th
- September 2nd, 15th and 29th
- October 13th and 27th
- November 10th and 24th
- December 8th
Teacher Trainee
- Please call for details and start dates.
Manicurist
- January 6th
- February 3rd
- March 3rd
- April 14th
- May 12th
- June 9th
- July 14th
- August 11th
- September 8th
- October 6th
- November 3rd
- December 1st
