Cosmetology schools in Las Vegas come in several types, from locally owned and operated schools to national franchises. The Advanced Beauty School of Cosmetology is a locally owned cosmetology school with its only branch located in Las Vegas. Other schools are franchise schools with multiple locations throughout the United States, such as the Aveda Institute Las Vegas that has locations in 50 other cities and Paul Mitchell The School Las Vegas, with nearly 100 locations.
In Las Vegas you can find cosmetology schools all across the city. The Euphoria Institute has two locations, one in North Las Vegas and one in the western part of the city near Summerlin. The Marinello School of Beauty is in the northeast portion of Las Vegas, while the Southern Nevada University of Cosmetology is on Tropicana Avenue only a few blocks from the Strip. Aveda and Paul Mitchell are both to the east of the city, and the Advanced Beauty School is in central Las Vegas.
Each of the Las Vegas cosmetology schools offers a variety of degrees, including cosmetology, hair design, aesthetician and nail design. Additionally, each of the degrees offered by the schools covers a variety of cosmetology disciplines, like the cosmetology degree offered by Aveda, which includes classes in hair-cutting and design, skin care, nail care and makeup. At Paul Mitchell -- The School Las Vegas, the cosmetology degree covers design, cutting, coloring, makeup, fashion trends, nail design and basic facials in a three-phase program where students first learn, then apply, their skills. Many of the schools, like Marinello School of Beauty, also provide training to pass state board license requirements and classes in salon management.
Depending on the school, each cosmetology degree takes a different amount of time to complete. At the Advanced Beauty School of Cosmetology, the cosmetology degree takes 1,800 hours or nearly a year for full-time students or two years for part-time students. Many of the schools also offer students financial assistance in the form of scholarships and grants. For example, Marinello School of Beauty provides 11 scholarships to current and prospective high school students to study at the school.