Tuition Payment Options

San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology offers a variety of monthly financial payment schedules. Currently there are several ways to finance your San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology education including, but not limited to, the following:

  1. Personal payment (cash, debit card**, credit card**, check, money order, electronic bank transfer)
  2. Private loan from a financial institution you secure
  3. Federal Financial Aid Title IV Funds (www.studentaid.gov) San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology school code: 041413
  4. Monthly tuition payments (see Financial Services Leader for more details)
  5. Veterans or eligible persons payments (see “Veterans or Eligible Persons”)
  6. Working with National and State Retraining programs

**If any payments are made by debit or credit card 3% convenience/merchant fee will apply. For more details, email or text the Financial Services Leader at finaid@sfiec.edu or (415) 230-7418.

*Disbursements are based on pay periods. San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology defines its academic year as 900 hours. The 1000-hour program reflects 1 academic year of 900 clock hours and a crossover academic year of 100 clock hours. Based on this scenario, the first academic year of 900 clock hours is disbursed as follows: (1–450) – (451–900) hours. The crossover of 100 hours is paid as follows: (901–950) – (951–1000) report.