Where Salon Success Academy Began

Orientation at Salon Success Academy introduces you to campus life through a fun and informative program that includes a continental breakfast. You can meet faculty and staff and other students. We give you the equipment and tools you can expect to use during your program, and we strive to answer any questions that you may have.

Our Student Ambassador Program is a program unique to us, and it has been proven to help students develop confidence and leadership skills. Ambassadors represent Salon Success during our Starting Smart Orientation and mentor new students. The program benefits you whether or not you become an ambassador because ambassadors support other students, striving to help them succeed. Becoming an ambassador may give you opportunities to meet with industry experts, attend hair shows, and represent our school throughout the community.

As part of our “people-helping company,” the staff at Salon Success Academy truly cares about the students’ progress and, ultimately, their professional success. We provide our staff with ongoing training and testing to ensure they are teaching more recent techniques and trending styles.

We have created facilities that are divided between classrooms for lectures and space for hands-on practice. The clinic labs feel like real salon environments where students learn and practice on paying clients and develop professional customer service skills. All services are provided by students under the direct supervision of licensed professionals.

An externship gives you the opportunity to work off campus at a professional salon or spa with actual clients. Many of our students who are given externships may be hired by that company, plus the 160 hours count toward professional license requirements.

We can teach you the ins and outs of working in a professional salon. Salon management classes teach you how to build a clientele, create a professional portfolio, and practice your people skills. This is part of our career-minded curriculum that helps prepare students for the real world after beauty school.

Salon Success Academy helps in a variety of community fundraisers throughout the year, and we love to get the whole school involved! We believe giving back to the community is the right thing to do, and you can find plenty of ways to help us along the way.

Salon Success Academy is proud to be a member of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS). This national organization provides us with the best practices in effective school management. We are also the co-founder of the Professional Beauty Federation of California (PBFC). To learn more about this important state organization, visit www.beautyfederation.org.