I hope you’re planning on visiting several beauty schools in your chosen field—hairdresser, esthetician, nail technician, barber schools or whatever—before you make your final decision on a cosmetology school.  When my daughter and I went to various schools, she wanted to base her selection on what the other young people were wearing and whether the admissions people were nice or nasty. Not a good idea!
 
Do your homework by checking out the cosmetology school’s website, where some beauty schools post a lot of information. To fill in more facts, meet with someone knowledgeable and take this list of questions with you along with pen and paper to write down the answers.

1) What are your exact rates of graduation and graduate licensing?

2) What is your rate of job placement, and how does your career center operate?

3) If you have housing, how many students can live there?

4) What are the names of all the scholarship and loan programs you offer?

5) What is your student/faculty ratio?

6) Which agencies and organizations have given your school licensing and accreditation?

7) What percentage of your classroom time is hands-on training with mannequins and with real clients?

8) Do these credits transfer easily to another school if I need to do that?

9) What happens if I need to take time off and continue at a later date?

10) After I’m licensed, do you offer continuing education classes, and are they free to alumni?

Compare responses to find the best beauty school fit for you.