PJ’s College of Cosmetology is one of 12 PJ’s beauty schools in Indiana and Kentucky. The Indianapolis college offers a 1500 clock hour course in cosmetology that covers hair design, skin care, and manicuring. State board requirements, pedicuring, artificial nails, waxing, facials, and makeup are also included. The approach at PJ’s combines technical skills and artistic principles as students learn about cutting, perming, texturizing, styling, and coloring hair. PJ’s also offers a 450-hour manicuring course, a 600-hour nail technician course, a 700-hour esthetics course, and a 1040-hour junior instructor course for students who want to become licensed instructors in Indiana. There is also a 150-hour brush-up course for licensed cosmetologists who want to learn more about the latest methods.
PJ’s College of Cosmetology: Indianapolis
Southern Plaza Shopping Center
4200 South East Street
Indianapolis, IN 46227
317-781-9600
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There are 96 Empire Beauty Schools in 20 states, including one in Indianapolis. Empire offers licensure training in cosmetology and hairstyling, nail technology, teacher of cosmetology, and esthetics. All programs train students in salon management and reception, communication skills, marketing, and sales techniques. Schools are fully equipped with modern salon furniture and cosmetology tools. Empire’s programs prepare students to work in haircutting, hair coloring, hair design, salon management or ownership, makeup artistry, spa services, manicuring, pedicuring, nail artistry, product sales, and product development.
Empire Beauty School
3810 E. Southport
Indianapolis, IN 46237
317-781-0959
empire.com
Excel Academies of Cosmetology has five schools in Indiana and Michigan, including a campus in the Castleton area of Northeast Indianapolis. The Indianapolis campus has a 32-station clinic with manicure and pedicure stations, as well as a separate esthetics area. Classes are offered for cosmetology, instructor, and esthetics. The cosmetology class can be completed in 9 1/2 months if students attend full time, or in 12 to 18 months part time.
Excel Academies of Cosmetology
8255 Craig Street
Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-913-6000
excelcosmetology.com
Aveda Fredric's Institute Indianapolis opened in December 2005. The cosmetology program at AFI Indianapolis is 1500 hours over 40 weeks. Program topics include plant aromaology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, shampooing/conditioning, hair cutting, hairstyling, chemical hair relaxing/restructuring, permanent restructuring, hair coloring, skin care, makeup, nail care, personal/career development, and state rules and regulations. AFI Indianapolis has three interactive classrooms for hands-on instruction, demonstration, and theory. Its student salon offers a hands-on cosmetology clinic with stations for hair removal, manicure and pedicure, and makeup, as well as a rejuvenating shampoo room.
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Aveda Fredric's Institute Indianapolis
?6020 East 82nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-578-5500?
avedafredricsinstitute.com