Student work
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The transformation
Watch the work turn.
Hover a pair (or just scroll on your phone) and the in-progress moment melts into the finish.
Pairs shown are campus photography stand-ins, real student before/afters land with the portfolio shoot.
Gallery
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Color melt, editorial set
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Precision cutting, Wella Cut Craft curriculum
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Nail work on the Salina floor
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Styling, mid-service
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Sectioning practice
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The Salina MAKE-UP BAR
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Floor day
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Class in session, Hays
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The supervised floor at work
Nothing in that combination yet, the nail gallery grows with every cohort. See the daily feed on Instagram.
The daily feed lives on @haysacademy
This page is the highlight reel. The everyday version, fresh color, first fades, graduation posts, updates on Instagram, straight from the floor.
Open Instagram ↗Why the work looks like this
This floor competes nationally, and wins.
Three 1st Place Overall finishes at the 2025 Wella Trend Vision Awards. A CosmoProf national title. Seventeen years of podiums. See the whole competition wall →
Want to learn this?
Tell us what you're into and we'll text you cost, start dates, and a tour invite, you'll stand on this exact floor.
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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.
Kellie Brown Admissions Director/Salon Coordinator, she's the one texting you. Kellie will text you real answers, cost, start dates, and a tour invite. No spam, no pressure. 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
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