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California Caché Comes to New Jersey Beauty School

Published: November 05, 2009
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California Cache Comes to New Jersey Beauty School

As you pursue your education at beauty school, you’ll begin to hear names of more industry icons than just Vidal Sassoon. One of those names will likely be “the Doves.” Sonya and Christopher Dove, owners of The Doves Studio in Santa Monica, California, and creative directors for Wella North America, have been considered among the industry’s top educators for 30 years. So how did they wind up giving a presentation for cosmetology department students at Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools (SCTI) in Somerset, New Jersey?

The coordinator of the cosmetology program at SCTI is Marcia Bird, a highly respected educator who was recently named 2009 Cosmetology Teacher of the Year by the Cosmetology Educators of America (CEA) and Milady Corporation. When Marcia heard that the Doves were planning to be in nearby New York City, she leveraged her “Teacher of the Year” title to ask whether they had time to speak to her students. Imagine how delighted Marcia was when the Doves graciously accommodated her request!

It’s not unusual to bring guest speakers into cosmetology schools, but this was a real coup for Marcia, her students and the school. You get so inspired by hearing passionate, successful hairdressers talk about their work. The Doves shared their exciting experiences and world travels, which motivated the students to try even harder to do their best at this early stage in their own careers.

Photo: Sonya and Christopher Dove help a student in Marcia Bird’s class.

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Federal “Stimulus Money” Video Discusses Oklahoma Beauty Schools

Published: November 01, 2009
by Rosanne Ullman

A TV station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ran a story recently on how the federal government’s stimulus money is benefiting students at Oklahoma beauty schools. “Essentially the stimulus is just increasing the amount of money each student can get through Pell grants,” the reporter explained. “Before, the most a student could qualify for was $4,850. Now, they can get up to $5,350....There will be another jump in available Pell monies in July of 2010, bringing the total up to $6,980 per student.”

I’m posting the video of the report because I thought you might be interested in watching the entire three-minute piece to hear real students talk about how much they appreciate the opportunity to pursue their cosmetology career dreams. The increase in Pell grant funding has received some attention, but typically the articles focus on four-year universities, liberal arts programs at community colleges or schools in technical fields like computer programming. It’s cool that this station’s news program covered the topic through the eyes of beauty school students.

This is a great time to enroll in cosmetology school, not only because of the additional Pell grant money but because salons are still hiring even in this dreary job market. As a financial aid officer in the video notes, the appreciated money “will open up a lot of doors for people who never had the opportunity to come to college because they had to go straight to work.”

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