Salon Success
Don’t let our name fool you. Missouri College of Cosmetology goes well beyond the bounds of teaching you the ins and outs of great hair design. Paired with the Salon Success book, we strive to teach life skills and professional business strategies so students get the absolute most out of their cosmetology skills. Not only do we want you to design great hair, we also want you to have the knowledge necessary to become thriving business professionals.
We focus on molding character development, creating intrapersonal relationships, building professional communication skills, planning your career, and forming positive self-management abilities.
Client relations are one of the most important aspects of being a cosmetologist, because forming a positive bond with a client is one of the top ways to create client retention. During your education process, we teach you how to understand who your best client is, how to attract them, and how to deliver a unique experience to them so they will come back for your services time and time again.
Career Opportunities
Cosmetology is challenging and requires a great deal of work, but it’s also exciting, provides great opportunities, and allows creativity in the workplace on a daily basis. Not everyone has the ability to turn boring into beautiful, and that means your skills will be needed around the world. According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for cosmetologists is expected to grow at a rate of 14% from 2010 to 2020, meaning now is the time to start your career in the exciting world of cosmetology.
Having an education in cosmetology allows you to branch out to many different occupations and environments. Cosmetology can lead to other sectors of the working world that you maybe haven’t even considered yet. Here are just a few examples of the many places your career can take you when you have a cosmetology diploma:
- contracted by professional beauty product manufacturers or schools to train licensed cosmetologists by teaching them about products, techniques, and the latest trends.
- act as director for the activities of a salon, and is usually responsible for booking and scheduling appointments, greeting customers, working on public relations, retailing, controlling inventory, bookkeeping, recordkeeping, and client retention.
- responsible for all salon operations, both physical and financial.
- using cosmetology skills to enhance the education of up-and-coming cosmetologists.
- requires travel to different areas of the country where he/she completes workshops on a variety of subjects at schools or businesses in order to showcase specific products or services.
- involves extensive travelling to sell products to salon owners and managers within a certain area, as well as providing product training to cosmetologists.
- usually someone who is educated in both cosmetology and business, and markets new products for national distribution.
- responsible for the final product that cosmetologists use and sell in salons.
- involves the use of business, technical, and motivational skills to help chain salons, distributors, and/or manufacturers to overcome problems.
- requires backgrounds in both cosmetology and journalism, and uses knowledge of the cosmetology profession to create educational magazines, newsletters, and textbooks for fellow industry professionals.
