If you're working a full-time job and trying to figure out how to make beauty school fit your life, the first thing you deserve is a straight answer about what's actually possible — not a marketing pitch that glosses over the schedule.
Here's the honest breakdown of how each Beyond program works for someone with an existing 9-to-5, kids at home, or both.
If your schedule is locked into typical Monday–Friday 9-to-5 hours, esthetician or nail tech are your two real options at Beyond.
Our 600-hour esthetician program is the only program at Beyond with both day and evening tracks. That makes it the best fit for working adults who want options:
Total tuition: $11,206.50. We're a Dermalogica partner school, so the curriculum is built on Dermalogica products and protocols — facials, waxing, brow lamination, lash lifts, chemical peels, and more.
If esthetician is your path, read the deep-dive: Esthetician School Evening Classes in LA County.
Our 400-hour manicuring program runs evenings only. It's the shortest program we offer (about 5 months at the evening pace) and the lowest tuition: $5,595 total.
Class meets Tue, Wed, Thu 6:00–10:00 PM, plus Saturday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM. You graduate with the official Aprés Gel-X certification built in — the same nail technique you see all over Instagram and in high-end LA salons.
If you want to be working in a salon (or running your own booth) within roughly half a year, this is the program. Read the deep-dive: Nail Tech School Evening Classes in LA County.
The cosmetology program at Beyond is daytime only. We don't run evening cosmetology classes, and it's important to say that up front.
That said, the part-time daytime schedule (Tue–Sat 8:30 AM–3:00 PM) works for some working adults — especially if you have flexible employment, gig work, family help with childcare during the day, or you're transitioning out of a current job over time.
If your goal is the broadest license California offers (hair cutting, color, chemical services, skincare basics, and nails — all in one), and you can carve out daytime hours, cosmetology is worth the conversation. Total tuition is $17,560 and the program is 1,000 hours.
Two things matter here:
Working adults sometimes qualify for more aid than they expect — your dependency status, household size, and household income all factor in to your results.
Forget which program sounds prettiest. Ask yourself this: which version of "I'm a licensed beauty professional" lets me actually quit my current job?
The fastest way to know if Beyond fits your life is to walk through the building. We do school tours Tuesday through Saturday — including evenings, so you can see the night classes in session. Call us at (562) 404-6193 or schedule online.
And if you've already decided which program is right for you, both deep-dives walk through everything a working adult needs to know before enrolling:
