West Virginia Beauty Schools

How Beauty Schools Can Benefit You

Training programs in West Virginia's cosmetology schools can help you start a successful career as a hair stylist, barber, skin care specialist (also called an esthetician or aesthetician), manicurist, pedicurist, or makeup artist. In just nine months you could earn an associate degree as a cosmetologist! Other training programs take far less time.

With the exception of make up artists, most beauty professionals need a license to start working. In most states, licensing exams are offered only to graduates of a State-licensed beauty school. These state-approved cosmetology schools give you the necessary knowledge and skill proficiency to pass the licensing exam, which can include both a written and practical component.

Why West Virginia Beauty Schools?

West Virginia, home of the Appalachian Mountains and luscious Monongahela National Forest, has earned its nickname, ""The Mountain State."" Its impressive peaks and stunning scenery can be the backdrop to your successful career as a cosmetologist, hair stylist, nail technician, or esthetician. Let your talent and creativity soar as high as those majestic mountain tops. The right training can get you there.

1,570 hair stylists and cosmetologists already thrive in West Virginia, earning an average yearly salary of $21,680. Huntington, West Virginia, nicknamed ""The Jewel City,"" provides a beautiful background for its beauty schools, with a stone-tiered reflecting pond and multi-terraced rose garden. And West Virginia's capital city, Charleston, has a lively commercial center, including the impressive Charleston Town Center mall, the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences, and several annual festivals that bring in thousands of tourists--and potential customers for you!