The Advantages of Beauty School

Attending a traditional four year college is not for everyone. Especially if you want, or need, to start earning money quickly. If this sounds like you, then beauty schools offer a great option. They provide: -specialized training, -at an affordable price, -and you can complete your training in a relatively short period of time. Best of all, they provide a career track with almost endless opportunities for advancement.

When comparing cosmetology schools, consider the many advantages of attending an accredited school. An excellent school that this author is familiar with, but has no financial / ownership connection to, is Champion Institute of Cosmetology (www.championcosmetology.com) in Palm Springs, California.

Beauty schools have an average completion time of 1 year, compare this to 4 years at most traditional colleges.

Also, graduating from an accredited cosmetology school requires a lot less money than a 4 year college / university. With Financial Aid available for those who qualify, and other programs for those who do not, cosmetology school graduates complete their education in 25% of the time, and average far less debt, than their 4 year traditional college counterparts.

A typical cosmetology school education is very "hands-on". And this is a big selling point for those who are artistic and are turned off by the more traditional school concept of sitting at a desk all day taking notes, then studying those notes all night.

You should also consider job placement assistance. Most cosmetology schools have well established ties with the community and offer excellent job placement assistance. Most 4 year universities, because of the large number of graduates, are unable to offer these services.

Cosmetology also holds a unique appeal to the fashion forward. The beauty industry is as ever changing as fashion itself. And because no two clients, or heads of hair, are ever exactly the same - your work will never be the same either. People ask for your opinions and advice all day, and then, you get paid to give it to them!

But don't forget, "Making A Living". According to recent IRS figures, the average stylist makes about $38,000.00 per year (07'). On top of this, most stylists can expect to earn hundreds of dollars per week in tips. For those of you good in math, consider the following: an average tip of 20% would mean your tips on $38,000 are $7,600. This makes your yearly salary $45,600.00. This number is borne out by recent statistics from the United States Department of Labor and the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences (NACCAS). These two widely different organizations both report the average salon professional can expect to earn about $50,000.00 per year. Comparing this figure to IRS figures for other professions, this means most cosmetology school graduates should expect to make roughly the same yearly income as most 4 year university graduates. A pretty good deal, especially when you compare the time and costs of cosmetology school with the time and costs of a 4 year college.

So, if you are artistic and seek a way to turn this into profit, if you dislike the rigid structure of school and corporate America, if you seek a career that is never boring, if you want to jump-start the money making portion of your career, or if you are a single parent (both cosmetology school and the professional salon have very flexible hours); if any of these things sound like you, then cosmetology school may be your best decision ever!

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