Cosmetology
Become a stylist
- Hours
- 1,500
- Time
- ~11 months
- All-in cost
- $18,900
- Next start
- October 2026
Hays + Salina, Kansas · family-run since 1981
Do beauty for a living.
Cosmetology & nail school with published tuition, real outcome rates, and a salon floor that feels like family.
Next class starts
October 5
October 2026 · 4 seats left · both campuses
Programs start February · May · August · October
Real outcomes
- 100% licensure pass rate
- 83.91% job placement rate
- ~11 mo to licensed, full-time
- $18,900 all-in cosmetology cost — published
Licensure and placement rates: 2024 NACCAS Annual Report. Full breakdown by campus and program is published in our consumer information.
Two programs
Pick your chair.
Not sure which? Compare both programs →
Come to school with us
Your path to licensed
Six steps. That's the whole map.
- Tour See the salon floor, meet the family.
- Enroll $100 registration secures your seat.
- Kit day Your pro kit — Dermalogica included.
- Salon floor Real clients, supervised every step.
- State boards 100% of our grads passed in 2024.
- Licensed Behind the chair, earning.
No other school in Kansas puts this on the table.
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8 modules of real financial literacy built into enrollment — graduate money-smart, not just licensed.
Western Kansas, proudly
Trained here. Hired here.
Our students come from Hays, Salina, Russell, Ellis, Plainville, WaKeeney — and go home licensed.
Hays Campus
1214 E 27th St, Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-6624 · text us
Near the Vine Street shopping district, across from Aubel Bickle Park. FHSU dorm housing available.
Salina Campus
115 S 5th St, Salina, KS 67401
(785) 833-2280 · text us
Off 5th & Iron Ave, across from Carol Lee Donuts and the Salina Fieldhouse.
Start here — no pressure, no spam.
Tell us what you're into and we'll text you real answers: cost, start dates, and a tour invite.
Ok — check your texts. 💌
Randi will text you real answers — cost, start dates, and a tour invite. No spam, no pressure.
Randi Gerstner
Admissions Director — she's the one texting you.
Skip the wait: call Hays at (785) 628-6624 or Salina at (785) 833-2280.
- Hays Campus: (785) 628-6624 · text us
- Salina Campus: (785) 833-2280 · text us
“They made me feel like one of their own. I can definitely see why they say “Welcome to the family”.”