To enroll, simply click on ONLINE APPLICATION (below) and complete the form online. Then, take a breath and click [send]. (You may also use the downloadable PDF form to submit via mail —see below.)

Once your application is received, we will set up an interview for you with the director of the academy. Final acceptance is contingent upon completion of both of these steps. The process may take up to one month from start to finish. We do not accept online tuition payment, but will discuss payment options and course availability during the interview as needed.

For more information on Arts & Education Hairdressing Academy, please contact Mary at 720.837.5478 or mary@creating-beauty.com.

ONLINE APPLICATION
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION (PDF Format)

Application Submission Options:

Online: Complete the online form and submit. Then follow up by sending your resume via e-mail to mary@creating-beauty.com. Please be sure to put your full name and application date in the body of your e-mail.

Mail: Download the form via PDF and print it to complete. We recommend re-typing the short answer questions in your own word processing document. You may then mail the hard copy (or copies) with your essay and resume to:

Mary Cahill Garrard
Arts & Education Hairdressing Academy
150 Flatiron Circle
Suite B
Broomfield CO 80021

TUITION & COURSE INFORMATION


BASIC HAIRSTYLIST APPRENTICE: LICENSURE PROGRAM
TUITION: $14,350 (plus $50 registration fee)
COURSE LENGTH: The Basic Hairstylist Apprentice course takes approximately 10–12 months to complete. At its completion, you will be fully prepared to sit for and master the Colorado State Hairstylist Licensing Exam. You will also be equipped for a lifetime of success in the salon world and in living your full potential as a human being.

See curriculum overview for more information.

ADVANCED HAIRSTYLIST COURSES
Inside—>Out Personal Growth and Public Speaking Workshop
TUITION: $500 ($50 deposit required)
COURSE LENGTH: Four 8-hour days.
OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Confidence and overall professionalism for job search, client-building and building a sustainable career in the beauty industry. This course offers the student time to take an inventory of who they are and where they want to go. It poses questions that help the student begin to take full responsibility for themselves, empowering them to make choices to live their best life ...whatever that life may be. We believe that conquering fear opens doors to a life without fear. The activities are fun and, once you get into it, you'll really forge some powerful relationships. Students walk away with their own personal mission statement, a life purpose, goals, a list of the 10 greatest things they will do, and much more. Above all, they walk away with a plan on how they will live their life.

Transitional Cutting
TUITION: $250 (plus $25 registration fee)
COURSE LENGTH: Two 8-hour days with demo and hands-on time.
OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Take basic haircutting skills to a new level.
This course is a revolving body of work that will lead you to explore texturizing and specializing and to grow your repertoire of service offerings. We offer three programs —each presenting different techniques and real-time work that you can begin using immediately.
Prerequisite: Women's Basic Cutting Fundamental

Transitional Color
TUITION: $350 (plus $25 registration fee)
COURSE LENGTH: Three 8-hour days.
OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Take basic color skills to a new level.
This course is a revolving body of work offering three programs that each present different techniques and real-time work that you can begin using immediately. Students receiving certificates from these programs can offer a greater variety of color services to their clients —giving them a competitive advantage.
Prerequisite: Basic Color Placement Fundamental

Long Hairdressing
TUITION: $250 (plus $25 registration fee)
COURSE LENGTH: Two 8-hour days.
OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to identify the needs of the clients and how to create a foundation for complicated and challenging long hairdressing options —making them highly marketable for bridal, prom and special event hairdressing.

Bridal Services
TUITION: $500 (plus $25 registration fee)
COURSE LENGTH: Two 8-hour days.
Provides insight and tutelage for the key aspects of working with brides —from consultation to wedding day. Students walk away with systems and forms for beginning the journey of becoming a bridal service coordinator.

Women's Teacher Training
TUITION: $2000 (plus $25 registration fee)
Two weeks long fundamental for stylists wanting to become an instructor.
By director-recommended invite only.