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.
2024 Start Dates
Cosmetology
- January 8th & 22nd
- February 5th and 19th
- March 4th and 18th
- April 1st, 15th & 29th
- May 13th and 28th
- June 10th & 24th
- June 20th (Tuesday)
- July 8th and 22nd
- August 5th and 19th
- September 3rd,16th & 30th
- October 14th and 28th
- November 12th and 25th
- December 9th
Esthetician
- January 8th & 22nd
- February 5th and 19th
- March 4th and 18th
- April 1st, 15th & 29th
- May 13th and 28th
- June 10th & 24th
- June 20th (Tuesday)
- July 8th and 22nd
- August 5th and 19th
- September 3rd,16th & 30th
- October 14th and 28th
- November 12th and 25th
- December 9th
Barbering
- January 2nd, 15th & 29th
- February 12th and 26th
- March 11th and 25th
- April 8th and 22nd
- May 6th and 20th
- June 3rd and 17th
- July 15th and 29th
- August 12th and 26th
- September 9th and 23rd
- October 7th and 21st
- November 4th and 18th
- December 2nd,
Teacher Trainee
- Please call for details and start dates.
Manicurist
- January 8th
- February 5th
- March 4th
- April 1st
- May 13th
- June 10th
- July 8th
- August 5th
- September 3rd
- October 14th
- November 12th
- December 9th
