The Pressley Beauty Academy is a privately owned beauty school in the Dover area. The school features a small staff and small classrooms to help give students the one-on-one instruction it takes to properly teach any sort of curriculum. The school hosts a number of hair shows and offers haircuts and other hair procedures to the public Monday through Friday to give students a taste of what life is like in the beauty industry.
1st State Academy is a non-profit cosmetology school that seeks to go beyond teaching students how to do the physical tasks associate with cosmetology. 1st State Academy teaches its students the theory behind the techniques they use and also teaches them business management skills with the hope that its students will go on to own their own businesses. 1st State Academy not only offers cosmetology courses, it offers barbering and nail technician courses as well, making this school a perfect choice for those looking to enter any field of the beauty industry.
Located 40 miles outside of Dover in Newark, Delaware, the Paul Mitchell School of Cosmetology is part of one of the most well known and respected cosmetology school chains in the United States. The Delaware branch teaches students using the Seven Intelligences theory of teaching, focusing on linguistic, musical, logical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and spacial intelligences to ensure that every student can learn in the way that best suits them. This school teaches students about every facet of the beauty industry from hair design to marketing and journalism, ensuring that when each student graduates they do so with the tools they need to succeed.