Hays campus · est. 1981
The original. Since 1981.
Hays Campus
1214 E 27th St
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-6624 · text us · map ↗
- Tue · Wed · Fri
- 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday
- 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (as designated)
Salon guests — Tuesday–Friday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM · Saturday 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · closed Sunday & Monday.
Where the whole thing started.
Hays Academy of Hair Design has been teaching students in Hays since 1981 — the HA monogram on the building is the same one on your diploma. Both programs run here: the 1,500-hour cosmetology course and the 350-hour nail technology course, on the same Tue–Sat schedule, with the student salon open to the public.
The pitch in the school's own words: “We don't boast our facilities — we're more focused on the learning.” What they do boast: Wella's Cut Craft Cutting Education System, FAFSA-eligible affordability, and a team that treats a class like family.
Only in Hays
Get access to affordable housing.
Through the school's partnership with Fort Hays State University, Hays-campus students can live in FHSU dorms — go to beauty school, cut down on transportation, live the campus life. In the school's words: “Not many beauty schools offer this.” How the housing works →
Who you'll meet
The Hays Campus crew.
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Summer Melvin
Owner/Financial Aid Director
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Danielle Markley
Owner/Director of Education
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Eric Markley
Instructor Hays and Salina Campus
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Len Melvin
Marketing Director
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Randi Gerstner
Admissions Director
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Nicole Kroeger
Hays Campus Manager
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Faith Mersch
Instructor–Hays Campus
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Lauren Goebel
Salon Coordinator Hays Campus
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Sarah Weimer
Instructor–Hays Campus
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Patience Dickerman
Instructor–Hays Campus
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Kellie Brown
Salon Coordinator
Bios, specialties, and direct emails for everyone: meet the whole team.
Look around
The Hays Campus, in five frames.
No renders, no stock — this is the floor you'd be learning on.
Come see the Hays Campus for yourself.
Tell us what you're into and we'll text you cost, start dates, and tour times at this campus.
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
“Hays Academy became like my second home.”