Start your new career in as little as 4-15 months! With our outstanding graduation and employment rates, you will gain the education and skills needed to thrive in this industry.

discover your new career!
discover your career as an:
  • image consultant
  • make-up artist
  • platform artist/educator
  • product distributor
  • salon sales consultant
  • salon or day-spa owner
  • stylist
  • and many more!
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According to the 1999 Job Demand Survey in the cosmetology industry by the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences:

  • over 400,000 career openings
  • average annual income for a full time salon employee is about $18.54 per hour, including tips.
  • 25% of salon employees become self-employed
  • salon industry grosses approximately $50 billion per year
  • growth opportunities include almost 300,000 spas, beauty salons, barber shops, and nail salons nationwide
  • employment in service producing industries will increase faster than average through 2006
Contact our Admissions office now for enrollment information!
To enroll in Cosmetology, Barbering, Hair Design, Facial Technology, Nail Technology, or in any combination of these courses, the applicant must meet the following requirements:
  • Be at least sixteen (16) years of age:
  • Have completed high school or it’s equivalent (GED);
  • Complete a qualifying admission exam, the school admission forms, and interview process. (Entrance examination requires a score of 15 or higher to pass)
  • $100.00 registration fee which is credited to your account upon acceptance into the school.
Financial Aid is available to those who qualify. We offer each student personalized financial planning sessions and our qualified staff is ready to help you.

Explore these assistance options:
  • Pell Grants are a federal financial grant that you do not have to pay back. The PELL Grant requires that you attend school regularly and maintain satisfactory grades and attendance. PELL grants are based upon need and income (your family, and /or your own).
  • FFELP stands for the Federal Family Education Loan Programs. Our students can apply for subsidized student loans (a federal guaranteed loan with interest paid by the government while you are in school), or un-subsidized student loans (a federal guaranteed loan on which you pay all of the interest. Each of these loan programs are “need” based.
  • PLUS loans are education loans that are made by lenders to the parents of the student. The loans go into repayment 60 days after the last disbursement of funds and the parents are responsible for the repayment of the loan.

Financial Aid Application Requirements

    Students applying for federal student financial aid grants or loans will also be required to submit proof of:
    • Registration with the selective service if you are male;
    • Age, education and U.S. citizenship
    • Eligibility of non-citizen for federal financial aid.

For more financial aid information, please visit:
www.finaid.org
www.fafsa.ed.gov

The College of Cosmetology High School Cosmetology Scholarship

One $500.00 scholarship is available for each high school per year. Applications are available from your High School counselor and/or the College of Cosmetology, and must be submitted by May 1 of your graduating year. The scholarship is good toward the Cosmetology course tuition only.

For more information about these scholarships contact our Admissions Office.