Raphael's School Of Beauty

I recently graduated from this school and I'm so glad that I made the choice I made. This is the only school in the area that offers a managing manicurist program, which allows you to manage and or own a salon. The other thing I liked about going to school at Raphael's was the option for full time and extra hours, most other schools only do a part time program for nail technicians, going full time allowed me to finish the program in half the time it would have taken at the other big-name school in the area. \r Of course, no school is perfect, there were some confusing management issues in the past, but while I was a student there were some management changes that seemed to really make a difference. You can tell that all of the teachers really care about their students and giving them the best knowledge they can provide. I feel like the students and teachers I met while I was there became like a family to me, by the time i graduated, I was crying, even though I was full of hope and really proud of myself, it was sad to be leaving the people who had become such a huge part of my life. \r If you want to go to school full-time for managing manicurist on the West-Side, I would definitely reccomend checking out Raphael's, I'm glad I did. more

This school is the worst I should know I use to be a student here. I had to transfer due to the teachers not teaching me anything. We had so many teachers it ain’t even funny. The teacher we had was Ms. Kim, and Ms. Bridgette. A cosmetology, teacher. And nail technician both gone. Just like that. Without a care in the world. If you don’t want to learn this school is perfect for you. I’m now at regency. I had no choice I felt that I would have never made it because I was learning anything. I had 1500 hours when I left Raphael’s Beauty School Inc. North Olmsted, Ohio. Yeah they take you around the school like they really care all they want is your financial aid that’s it they can care less if you come to school. I’ve seen students out of school for over four months they continue to let them come there only for their financial aid. Ms. Linda is the head person in charge, she’s the person who’s say’s you can stay or go or you get suspended. She loves to black mail you only because you can. What are you going to do leave, pay out all that money to them? To me she’s old and bitter. Mike he does nothing he pretty much ride Ms. Linda coat tail. They give us the cheapest kit in the world for $16,500 we deserve a lot better than that. The school cares more about the clients then the students. If you have make up work or if you failed a test you can’t retake it until there’s no more clients left. Ms. Bernadette has no idea what she is doing all she does is give us paper work to shut us up until 10am get here. That’s when the clients come and they work us like slaves. Ms. Karen has no idea what she is talking about she still think she is in her 20’s she doesn’t help you she likes to belittle you to make you feel like you’re stupid or you don’t know anything. Her job is to help us not down us or disrespect us in front of client’s she’s very unprofessional. The only thing Ms. Bernadette is good at is showing you how to cut that’s it she’s not much of a teacher at all. I wouldn’t waste my time coming here. This school is negative. If Ms. Linda doesn’t like you she will make your life at the school a living hell no lie I’ve seen it done. She will be on you like white on rice or flies to ish. I’ve seen with my own to eyes that some of the teacher is racist when it comes to the African American girls I feel sorry for them they have no idea that Ms. Tony dislike black people. How sad is that. This school is so cheap we use holey towels if there’s none available. This school always running out of everything you names it their out of it. If you ask me they should bring Ms. Kim back. For the students that are their now good luck at state board. more

I visited Raphael""s and I was impressed by the whole place. I knew I was going to a school and that students would be working on me. Janelle was very nice. Yes it took a while and yes she asked the knowledgable and friendly instructors lots of questions. I was pleased with my end result and I plan to go back. I feel I got a quality hair cut and color at a great value. 21.00 total!!!!!!! I will be back. more