The reason this school has so many positive reviews is bc the students r bribed 2 write 5 star reviews by being given a free student service. But I would rather everyone know the truth...
1st of all when u are thinking about enrolling they treat u like royalty & promise all these amazing things. But everyone working in the office wasn't hired 4 their skills, but because they r friends w/ the owner. Once u enroll u aren't treated special anymore, in fact the office staff forget who u r every time they see u & u have 2 re-introduce yourself & ur whole deal everytime. Some just seem really out of it. They give answers like "I don't know, I'll find out later 4 u." & of course never do. I'm sure they get busy but if u don't feel like u r getting what u need from them, why r they there? Their job should be to help u with ur needs.
The whole thing with tuition is a scam...I don't know how it is if u r getting government help but when u r paying out of pocket they come up w/ tons of little things 2 charge u 4. It's 1 of those things where u need 2 read the fine print, only there is none, just what the staff is verbally telling u which is just a bunch of rambling...scary.
Moving on 2 the front desk staff...As a student u end up dealing w/ the front desk staff a lot & most of the time they r very rude/ bad attitudes. Talk about the office, the front desk REALLY doesn't care about our needs! I've also seen them try 2 plug the wrong types of services & products 2 clients & try 2 sell them things they don't need...they don't know what they are talking about! I've heard clients also complain about how rude they are. Basically they make me feel like even though I'm paying thousands of dollars 2 go 2 this school, I am there 2 serve them! They are making $ off the students right & left from the high priced tuition & kits 2 us working on clients all day long & setting prices that r 2 high for a school service & we never see a dime of it.
Where does all this money go? I guess paying the under educated employees, bc we have broken equptment, outdated & a washing machine from the 60's that looks like its about 2 break down! They could be using some of that money towards a janitor or some kind of cleaning service. The restroom really never looks clean.
Moving on....They r always looking 2 put in more programs at this school that they could make extra $ off of. 1 they just came up with is called Nuts & Bolts, a business class. Everyone that they coned into taking it thought it was a total waste! They aren't learning anything, the certificate is not recognized by employers & they have a dyslexic teacher teaching it which obviously makes it hard 2 learn when she can't read or write on a board. & They are not making this class optional in the future, they are making it manditory & raising the cost of tuition! The students wanted 2 drop this class & get at least some of their money back but they were told they weren't going 2 get any money back & weren't allowed to drop out. When the students decided 2 go 2 the office in a group & talk 2 someone the office staff refused to even come out & talk 2 them! Totally unfair & wrong.
My advice for choosing a school....no beauty school is perfect, every school might have their own issues that might not make it great but if you really want to do this for a career you have to choose 1 so... don't believe everything the employees are telling you but talk 2 current or former students & see what they think, Go w/ your gut & if all else fails, take cosmetology or esthetician classes at a J.C. where it's way cheaper if you don't qualify for financial aid, even if u have 2 b on a waiting list bc when it comes 2 thousands of dollars & an education, u don't want to feel like u are being cheated!
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