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| 15 Things You Didn't Know About Beauty School |
| by Robyn Tellefsen |
Test your beauty school knowledge:
1. You can complete beauty school in less than two years.
And if you're training to become a nail technician or esthetician, you'll only need to spend about six months in beauty school.
2. Beauty Schools may be accredited.
Recognized accrediting agencies for beauty schools include the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, Council on Occupational Education, and National Accrediting Commission of cosmetology Arts & Sciences (NACCAS).
3. Beauty schools offer more than 20 different accredited programs of study overall.
These beauty school programs include Barbering, cosmetology, hair dressing, nail technology, esthetics, and waxing.
4. Beauty schools offer ACE Grants.
The grants are the first ever industry-wide effort to encourage motivated and qualified individuals to become cosmetologists.
5. Beauty school is not a cakewalk.
It's hard, exhausting work, with in-depth, technical classes in biology, chemistry, herbology, nutrition, and more.
6. Beauty school program requirements vary by state.
In New York and Massachusetts, for example, you need to complete 1,000 hours of training in beauty school to become a licensed cosmetologist, while in California and Arizona, you need 1,600 hours of training.
7. Beauty school program requirements vary by specialty.
You may need 650 hours of training to become a nail technician, and only 300 hours to become an esthetician. It's a good idea to double check with your respective beauty school.
8. Beauty schools give back to the community.
For example, Empire Education Group, a system of corporate-owned beauty schools, recently launched a national anti-domestic violence campaign, Empire Gives Back.
9. Beauty schools are active in government affairs.
As part of the Professional Beauty Federation, Cosmetology schools lobby for access to cosmetology education and fairness in financial aid for students.
10. Beauty schools are going green.
Cosmetology schools are recognizing the importance of teaching students about the impact that harsh chemicals and wasteful products have on the planet.
11. Beauty schools host national cosmetology competitions and trade shows.
Prizes include international educational trips, workshops hosted by industry leaders, professional tools, and beauty products.
12. Beauty schools provide low-cost services to the community.
Students of beauty schools gain practical experience on real customers; customers receive quality services at a deep discount.
13. Beauty schools produce professionals who are in high demand.
Nearly three-quarters of the salons that tried to fill positions were not able to find qualified applicants, according to the NACCAS 2007 Job Demand Survey. Demand for cosmetology services is estimated to expand at least at the same rate as the growth of the population.
14. Beauty school is for people who want to help people AND make money.
According to the NACCAS 2007 Job Demand Survey, national average salaries, not including tips, are $38,843 for cosmetologists, $46,402 for hair colorists, $33,148 for nail technicians, and $40,126 for estheticians.
15. Beauty school is for entrepreneurs.
Many students dream of having their own salons, and beauty school provides the cosmetology and business training to make that happen.
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