Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Hairdressers And Cosmetologists
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Heritage.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Otero Junior College, Trinidad State Junior College, Lamar Community College, and Pueblo Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Northeastern Junior College, Trinidad State Junior College, Lamar Community College, and Red Rocks Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Colorado Northwestern Community College, Lamar Community College, Trinidad State Junior College, and Otero Junior College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Northeastern Junior College, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Lamar Community College, and Trinidad State Junior College.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Colorado Northwestern Community College and Northeastern Junior College.
Working as a Hairdresser or Cosmetologist in Colorado
Hairdressers (also called hair stylists) and cosmetologists provide beauty services for hair, skin and nails. They shampoo, cut, color, and style hair, and massage and treat the scalp. Cosmetologists may be trained to provide manicures and pedicures, and treatments for skin on the face, hands and feet. Read a detailed Hairdresser and Cosmetologist job description and schools overview.
The National Cosmetology Association and local beauty associations can provide additional professional development resources.
State Requirements
The Colorado Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure requires that hair stylists and cosmetologists be licensed. To be qualified, they must complete a hair stylist or cosmetology training course that has been approved by the state, and pass a state cosmetology exam that consists of two parts, written and practical.
Major Industries
Most hairdressers and cosmetologists in Colorado work in beauty salons and spas.
Major Employers
A few representative employers of hairdressers and cosmetologists in Colorado include:
- Allegria Spa (Beauty Salon)
- Aria Spa and Club-Vail Cascade (Beauty Salon)
- Essentiels Spas (Beauty Salon)
- Garden of the Gods Club Spa (Beauty Salon)
- Veda Salon and Spa Incorporated (Beauty Salon)
- Aveda Institute of Denver (Cosmetology School)
- Antoine Du Chez Salons and Spas (Beauty Salon)
- Beau Visage Skin Care and Spa (Beauty Salon)
- Tallgrass Aveda Spa and Salon (Beauty Salon)
- Solera Salon (Beauty Salon)
- Parlour Boulder (Beauty Salon)
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