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Getting into a school that has to deal with beauty is all the rage nowadays.  There is a lot of demand for hair stylist, massage therapist and nail technician.  Beauty schools can teach their students how to be the best in the high demand business.

The La James College located in Mason City, Iowa is said to be the best cosmetologist school in the United States.  The beauty school was founded by James and Laura Casey in 1932, and was incorporated in 1933.  The college is one of the oldest beauty schools out there with 76 years of experience in different areas of beauty.  They have the best of the best professors and they students are hands on with everything that they do.

With being the best school for beauty, the college also offers affordable doom rooms and apartments close to the college.  La James also welcomes international students as well into the college.  Men and women all over the world have come to La James, from the Bahamas, UK, Canada and Russia.  The college is very easy to find because it is in the heart of the state of Iowa.

The cosmetology course is 2,100 hours and 60 weeks of hands on experience, so the student can be the best and at the top to get hired on to a job.  The course is one of the longest requirements in the United States.  The nail technician is one of the most demanding and the fastest growing profession today.  The course is 350 hours long and 22 weeks to get a diploma.  In the 350 hours of the course, the professors will give the students the hands on experience that they need to be at the top to get hired for the best nail salon.  Nail technicians can work at a nail salon, nursing home and even in a spa.

Just like choosing any regular college or university, choosing a beauty school can be a rather daunting task. Even with the number of options available today, choosing a suitable college for you to attend can still be difficult. You have to take into consideration your budget, the kind of course you are looking for, and the type of specialization you want. For more complex courses like Cosmetology, it is very important to choose a school that is duly recognized by your state and is licensed to train and teach students. While there are a number of good schools available in the country, one beauty college that stands out is LA James. Located in Mason City, Iowa, the college has been training students to become professional cosmetologists, nail technicians, and massage therapists since 1932. By now you may be asking yourself the question: why should I choose this particular beauty college when there are a dozen others out there? Below are a few reasons why LA James is considered by many professionals to be one of the best beauty schools in the country:

• They offer a wide-range of courses.

• Highly-trained and licensed teaching professionals.

• State Licensing Training

I’m not sure how I thought hairdressers and their ilk learned to do what they do.  My mother was a hairdresser (and a darn good one, too!) and I suppose I always thought she’d practiced a lot on family and friends, and then been told that she was pretty okay at cutting hair, and then did a lot of reading and so on and learned about how to dye things and cut things just so and so on, and in that way somehow ended up with a business that she ran out of our basement.  But this is not how it goes!  No, hairdressers become that way by attending so-called beauty college, where they learn about all the latest styles and how to not offend customers with bad permanents and how to give hand massages and how to shine fingernails until they gleam and all those other little things that no one ever thinks about unless they, too, attend beauty school.

Later, in college, I discovered that there was a beauty salon nearby that was also a school.  As it was operated by students, and therefore carried a certain amount of risk (a month with a low-cut mullet, the horror!), it was much cheaper to attend than a professional salon and I needed a haircut.  So I marshaled my forces and sallied forth to see what was up.  I’d never been to an actual salon before, since my mother knew all the styles and I’d always gone to her, so I wasn’t sure what to expect.  As it turned out, even students can do a decent job.  They seemed more or less confident, although every so often the young woman attending to my scalp would call over someone else to make sure she wasn’t committing a fashion crime, and I walked out quite pleased with the results.  

Next time you need a haircut, try the local beauty school.  What’s the harm?  Hair grows back.