Upcoming Start Dates -

Columbus - 614 233 4323

Toledo - 419 866 4489

Upcoming Start Dates -

Columbus - 614 233 4323

Toledo - 419 866 4489

 Beauty School in Toledo & Columbus, Ohio

WHY SALON INSTITUTE?

Salon Institute What Makes US Different
Why Choose Us

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT


Because our focus is on the student who does not take a career in cosmetology lightly, we’ve created high-level programs and developed resources that will enable each student to achieve their highest level of potential.

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Your Future Starts Here

Experience Salon Institute and take the first step toward your professional cosmetology career.

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As a career-minded professional, you know the value of graduating from college with a portfolio robust with skills and certifications to set you above your competition in the working world. Salon Institute will help you elevate your resume as a certified Bella Lash Extension Artist!

Lash Extension Certification
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Hands-On Experience

We’ve worked hard to ensure our students lack for nothing in the way of curriculum and support. Each student is immersed in practical and hands-on training that will ready them for wherever they want their Beauty career to take them!

Goldwell Partnership

Salon Institute has partnered with Goldwell to give our students access to some of the best products and salon training available.  We're proud to be a part of their network.




Study Abroad Opportunities
Study Abroad Oppotunities

Salon Institute is excited to be able to send our students and graduates to learn from the leaders in Goldwell advanced education while experiencing new cultures. Request more information about study abroad options with Salon Institute or begin the RSVP process.

As a career-minded professional, you know the value of graduating from college with a portfolio robust with skills and certifications to set you above your competition in the working world. Salon Institute will help you elevate your resume as a certified Bella Lash Extension Artist!

Lash Extension Certification
MORE PROGRAM DETAILS
Careeer-Focused Programs

You get to choose what specific beauty program you want, based on what you want to do with your career. Whether you just want to focus on styling hair or you're interested in showing off your skills in makeup, you can choose the program that's right for you.

Financial Aid Assistance

We have financial aid specialists on staff to answer your questions and guide you in your financial decisions. From scholarships to

other financial assistance, you have options

to help pay for your education with Salon Institute.

Job Placement Opportunities

Our Salon Showcase and Job Fairs put you face-to-face with salon owners; and you’ll be ready to meet them, because of all the resume-building, interviewing skill practice and portfolio compilation resources we’ve made available to you. 

Testimonials

SUCCESS STORIES

To any future hairdressers, I highly recommend attending Salon Institute. I am a fellow graduate, working full time in a salon that I absolutely love and am so thankful for— and I wouldn’t of known about the job opportunity if it wasn’t for them. They care about your education, your future ...YOU. I do recommend doing the program that teaches hair, skin, and nails. If you're going to invest, invest in the most education that’s going to add to your skill level. Learning this trade did not come naturally for me but it has always been instilled in my heart that I wanted to be a cosmetologist. I wanted to help people feel and look their absolute best! With the support of my educators, and staff of the school (and of course my family) somehow I managed to push through and graduate and am doing what I love! THANK YOU for everything.

Sadia Kutz, 

2016 graduate

As a former student I can say that I got the best quality of education I could have possibly got. My instructors went out of their way to make sure I would succeed. They were always there when I had a question or just needed someone to talk to. By the time I was done in the classroom and was on the clinic floor I felt prepared and confident. The atmosphere was amazing and that was initially what got me interested in the school. Besides learning cosmetology and growing as a cosmetologist, I grew as a person. I wouldn't change the time I had at school.❤️ Love what you learn. 

Samantha Siwajek, 

2017 graduate

To any future hairdressers, I highly recommend attending Salon Institute. I am a fellow graduate, working full time in a salon that I absolutely love and am so thankful for— and I wouldn’t of known about the job opportunity if it wasn’t for them. They care about your education, your future ...YOU. I do recommend doing the program that teaches hair, skin, and nails. If you're going to invest, invest in the most education that’s going to add to your skill level. Learning this trade did not come naturally for me but it has always been instilled in my heart that I wanted to be a cosmetologist. I wanted to help people feel and look their absolute best! With the support of my educators, and staff of the school (and of course my family) somehow I managed to push through and graduate and am doing what I love! THANK YOU for everything.

Sadia Kutz, 

2016 graduate

As a former student I can say that I got the best quality of education I could have possibly got. My instructors went out of their way to make sure I would succeed. They were always there when I had a question or just needed someone to talk to. By the time I was done in the classroom and was on the clinic floor I felt prepared and confident. The atmosphere was amazing and that was initially what got me interested in the school. Besides learning cosmetology and growing as a cosmetologist, I grew as a person. I wouldn't change the time I had at school.❤️ Love what you learn. 

Samantha Siwajek, 

2017 graduate

As a student I love the atmosphere of Salon Institute. It looks and feels like a high end salon and the staff is super professional and informative. I am so glad I found this school! I can already tell that the education I'm receiving here is top notch especially after touring other schools! I would HIGHLY suggest this school for clients and students. 

Lakyn McDonald,

2017 graduate

My overall experience here was excellent and amazing. I learned so much from all of the teachers and I am beyond grateful for everything. Going here was without a doubt the best experience of my life and this school taught me so much.

Luke Jacob,

2017 graduate

As a student I love the atmosphere of Salon Institute. It looks and feels like a high end salon and the staff is super professional and informative. I am so glad I found this school! I can already tell that the education I'm receiving here is top notch especially after touring other schools! I would HIGHLY suggest this school for clients and students. 

Lakyn McDonald,

2017 graduate

My overall experience here was excellent and amazing. I learned so much from all of the teachers and I am beyond grateful for everything. Going here was without a doubt the best experience of my life and this school taught me so much.

Luke Jacob,

2017 graduate

Our services

PROGRAMS WE OFFER

Salon Institute has spent years developing unique career-focused programs for people like you; people with a passion to learn, to design, to create.

Hair Design

Are you all about hair? You love the feel of it; the way you can mold it and shape it to create your vision; it’s an outward expression of your inner creativity...

Cosmetology

The idea of cutting, coloring and styling hair, but you also want the chance to get your hands deep into makeup, skin care or the art of manicuring and pedicuring...



Advance cosmetology

If you are looking to build a career that is business-focused, with a strong understanding of all aspects of hair design and full cosmetology...



Lash Extension Certification

You know the value of graduating from college with a portfolio robust with skills and certifications to set you above your competition...



Opportunity Awaits

Ready to start your career in cosmetology? Visit Salon Institute at either our Toledo or Columbus campus to discover the possibilities that await.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • What specifically does your program include? Aside from hairstyling, are there other areas of focus available?

    Salon Institute offers 3 major programs of study: 1,200 clock hour Hair Design Program, 1,500 clock hour Cosmetology Program, and 1,800 clock hour Advanced Cosmetology Program. 



    Our 1,800 clock hour program covers all elements of cosmetology, as well as a 300 clock hour business portion that focuses on salon management and additional advanced techniques. Our full Advanced Cosmetology Program includes hair cutting, coloring and styling; skin care, facials, waxing, regular make up; nail tech courses (manicures, pedicures, nail art, gel lacquer and GEL-X extensions); and the business program I mentioned before. This program is designed to be completed in 13.5 months (54 weeks) if you attend 5 days per week.



    An advanced cosmetology license is a large umbrella license that allows you to practice all forms of cosmetology in Ohio. We focus on teaching not just amazing technical skills, but training you to be an entrepreneur. A successful beauty consultant is more than just artistic; they are business-savvy as well! While you do not need an advanced cosmetology license to work as an independent contractor/booth renter or be alone in a salon, an advanced cosmetology license is required in order to obtain your instructor’s license. 



    We train our students in internationally recognized cutting and coloring techniques. We use Goldwell color, Pigment make-up, Babe hair extensions, and are an all exclusive Bella Lash partner school. Our graduates go on to work as salon owners, stylists, make-up artists, educators and nail techs.

  • Do you want to focus on one aspect of cosmetology?

    Salon Institute graduates have developed careers where they specialize in one segment of the beauty industry, including:

    • nail technician
    • skin care and waxing
    • freelance make up artist
    • bridal hair and make up stylist
    • traveling as a salon educator for a product company

    It’s awesome to find a niche specialty where you can show off your best skills. Salon Institute’s Advanced Cosmetology Program gives students a well-rounded education so that you can confidently choose if and how you want to specialize … and then have options.



    The Salon Institute’s Cosmetology Program is a 1,500 clock hour program that covers hair cutting, coloring, styling and chemical treatments, nail theory and classic manicuring and pedicuring (including gel laquer and GEL-X extensions), skin care, classic relaxing facial techniques and aromatherapy, facial waxing, and regular make-up. If you attend the Cosmetology Program 5-days per week, you will be projected to graduate in 11 months.



    Our Hair Designer Program is a 1,200 clock hour program that focuses strictly on elements of men and women's hair cutting, coloring, styling techinques and chemical treatments. Using the internationally recognized TIGI curriculum, our students complete their program confident and ready to become a viable part of a salon or shop -- in as little as 9 months! The Hair Designer Program has been a fantastic fit for students who are more interested in barbering and focusing only on hair cutting once they graduate. While the Hair Design Program is not a barbering program, it does focus on elements of men’s hair cutting and grooming. It does not include education in straight razor shaving. 

  • Is there anything you don't teach?

    While the Salon Institute’s goal is to produce confident, salon-viable future stylists, our reputation is grounded in our TIGI hair education and we are very proud of the responses we have received from the salons who have hired our graduates. Our programs are not a fit for students who do not plan on learning hair styling skills, even if they do not choose to focus on hair once they graduate. We do not offer a nail tech only program, nor do we offer an aesthetics only program. We build nail and aesthetic training into our Cosmetology and Advanced Cosmetology Programs. 

  • Do you offer financial aid or scholarships?

    We are accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) and therefore are eligible to offer Title IV Funding to qualifying students. Click here to complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and for more information on what financial aid you may qualify to receive. Contact our Financial Aid Department at 419-298-5599.

     


    We also accept VA funding through the GI Bill for qualifying students. Contact our Financial Aid Department for details.

  • When can I start classes?

    Classes begin every 4 weeks at our Toledo, and Columbus, Ohio campuses. For information on upcoming classes at the Toledo Campus, call 419-298-5599 or e-mail admissions@saloninstitute.edu for information.


    For information on upcoming classes in Columbus, OH call 614-983-3120, or e-mail admissions_columbus@saloninstitute.edu.

  • How much does your program cost?

    Total cost of the program varies per campus. Detailed information on fees and all they cover will be provided during your tour or interview.

  • Do you offer part-time classes?

    The Salon Institute offers a Flex Scheduling Option that allows you to choose the number of days per week you attend classes, as well as the days of the week you attend, based on class availability. Upcoming start dates as well as the schedule for various class sections will be discussed during your campus tour and subsequent admissions meetings.


    Hair Design Program Scheduling Options -- 2, 3 or 5 days per week

    Cosmetology Program Scheduling Options – 2, 3 or 5 days per week

    Advanced Cosmetology Program Scheduling Options – 3 or 5 days per week

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