| Private Room | Breakfast & Dinner | Breakfast | Room Only |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Weeks | $1580 | $1380 | $1250 |
| 12 Weeks | $4740 | $4140 | $3750 |
| 20 Weeks | $7900 | $6900 | $6250 |
| 24 Weeks | $9480 | $8280 | $7500 |
| Shared Room | Breakfast & Dinner | Breakfast | Room Only |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Weeks | $1280 | $1170 | $1100 |
| 12 Weeks | $3840 | $3510 | $3300 |
| 20 Weeks | $6400 | $5850 | $5500 |
| 24 Weeks | $7680 | $7020 | $6600 |
Academy of Beauty – Los Angeles is a private cosmetology and esthetics school located in Culver City, California. Founded over 45 years ago, the school offers programs in cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, manicuring, and cosmetology instruction, preparing students to pass the California State Board exams and enter the beauty industry. The Academy accepts international students and issues licenses through the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
USH offers homestay accommodation for international students attending Academy of Beauty – Los Angeles. Everything is included in one flat monthly rate — your furnished room, Wi-Fi, utilities, and an English-speaking American host family. No lease to sign. No credit history needed. No furniture to buy. Just arrive and settle in.
Your host family provides a stable home base while you complete your training. Beauty and cosmetology programs are hands-on and intensive — having meals, utilities, and your living situation fully sorted means you can focus entirely on your coursework, clinic hours, and State Board preparation without the distraction of managing an apartment on your own.
Short stays of 4 weeks and longer stays are both available, making homestay a practical fit whether you are completing a 6-month esthetics certificate or a full 12–18 month cosmetology program. Airport pickup is available upon request.
Yes. USH places international students attending Academy of Beauty – Los Angeles with verified American host families in the Culver City and West Los Angeles area. We work with students on all visa types and handle the matching and logistics so you can arrive ready to focus on your training.
It often is. Beauty and cosmetology programs have intensive hands-on schedules with clinic floor hours, and managing an apartment — finding a lease, setting up utilities, buying furniture — adds real stress to an already demanding program. Homestay takes all of that off the table. Your room, meals, Wi-Fi, and utilities are covered in one flat rate from the moment you arrive.
Yes. If your institution is sending multiple students to Academy of Beauty – Los Angeles, our group accommodations office can arrange placements for all of them with host families in the same area. Contact our group office with your program dates and student count.
The minimum stay is 4 weeks. Many students stay for the full length of their program — from a 6-month esthetics certificate through an 18-month cosmetology program. We work around your school schedule and can adjust your end date as needed.