Cosmetology and Spa Academy

I went to school here and i am constantly being asked by young women about my experience there.
I feel like i was completely ripped off by this school and i regret not doing more research before signing all the paperwork. once your enrolled for a certain amount of time your basically stuck and that’s when you realize how poor of an education you are getting.
–They claim that 90% of their students graduate, less then half my class ever completed their hours. less then half of any class I’ve known someone in has ever finished their hours
–They do not include everything you need in your kit and things are stolen frequently.
–minimal makeup education.
–minimal nail education.
–no extension education.
–never taught the basics, you are taught Sassoon color and cut, not designed for beginners, you do not get the fundamentals
one of the big reasons i picked this school originally was because i was told if i submitted an essay and could get referrals from family or friends or past employers i could get a hardship grant between 5−6K. They used this to get me to sign up and then after everything was signed they told me i ended up not getting approved.
When i finally finished my hours they refused to release my transcripts to me until their tuition was paid in full. i had other grants and loans i was able to get but that 5−6k they promised me that i never got still needed to be paid for. with out my transcripts i could not take the state boards or get work at a salon. when i originally spoke with them before signing up i was told they would workout payment plans so i could find a job in i had a remaining balance, when i asked about that they told me i could only receive my transcripts once i was paid in full
I could go on for hours about all the problems i had with the education i received (or lack there of). I have never told anyone to not go there, but i do tell them about my experience and how i regret not going to a different school. If you are thinking about going to a cosmo school i highly suggest looking into all the aspects of the school and what they teach and what they include in their kits. I would also suggest hanging out after classes are let out and speaking with the students outside of the school. they have very strict rules again students saying anything bad about the school and threaten them with expulsion and fines
I rated the price range as moderate because while it is inexpensive for customers it is overly expensive for students

I am writing this review as a student not a customer. i can tell you from first hand experience THIS SCHOOL IS A JOKE AND A WASTE OF MONEY DO NOT GO HERE UNLESS YOU WANT THE WORST SCHOOLING EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE!!! first off il start by saying that the teachers are so rude!!! and lacking intelligence! Ned is a huge jerk and it dosent help that when he is helping you he gives you analogies that dont make any sense at all one time he was telling me how cutting hair is like jumping rope WTF??? anyways ms. dar when i couldn’t understand something and i had to ask her like ten times how to do something she looked at me and told me i dont think your taking this seriously HELLO ARE YOU KIDDING ME IF I DIDNT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY I WOULDN’T ASK YOU TEN TIMES TO HELP ME!!! on top of that they only taught us mens hair cuts for a day? what the hell idk i dont think one day is going to teach me how to cut mens hair!!! and on top of all this they dont teach you acrylic nais and only go over gels for a day? WHAT? and you dont even get to try the gels they just show you how to do it. and the students there dont help the case unless you want to go to school with a bunch of snotty stuck up ghetto girls dont go here! as a previous student i would tell everyone and anyone willing to listen to not attend this school i hated every second of it and couldnt be happier i dropped out after a couple months to finish my schooling else where