College of Hair Design Careers

"Don't waste you time or money attending this school. This school not only has the most unsupportive, disrespectful, ghetto instructors, but also the equipment they give you to learn with is old, dirty, and half the time doesn't even work the way it should. The instructors are very negative, immature, rude and tell you you going to fail at almost any aspect of the course. The only positive take away from this is the students that are genuinely there to learn the art. The owners don't really care about much but getting a check from you and most the time don't care to take two seconds to answer an email or question for you. My suggestion save your time and money and go somewhere with decent instructors and tools worth the money."

"I’ve had a hair cut, manicure, and pedicure recently. Pros: The front desk gal answering the phone and doing checkin/checkout is FABULOUS. A real gold standard for customer service. Makes a big difference to have someone show care rather than just be a body and do the job. Also prices are affordable for what you’re getting, and there is a variety of services you can try out. Cons: Haircut- As expected there will be flaws- they’re getting the practice they need. What I’m not thrilled about is after getting checked by the supervisor/anything “fixed” I got home and there are clearly areas missed that I had to have someone try to even-up on a simple straight across haircut. They should perhaps double check the hair after removing the cape. Maybe the bulky towel underneath caused issues. Mani/Pedi- Not sure why they don’t have any supervisor check their work on a regular mani or pedi- they still need help on it. At least ask our feedback after privately, not everyone is comfortable pointing it out to them. The gal doing it was very kind and sweet! The problem was with the actual work- I haven’t had either of these done in years, but don’t have terrible looking nails. In the end I felt it was the same as I’d do myself at home. She didn’t push back any cuticles on hand or foot, didn’t try to get any cuticle skin, nor clear underneath the toenail. I clearly had hangnails on my hands of various degrees sticking out. Also even if you don’t see any on the feet- when I get a professional pedi they somehow end up getting plenty to clean up. She spent a LONG time filing and painting. The painting was BEAUTIFUL, which is the biggest deal in my opinion so I was pleased by that. Sadly a number of nails were shorter/longer than one another. Evening comparing my two index fingers they were clearly quite different and could have been prevented. Overall a great place for many people to get the needed help with keeping their appearance up. In my opinion they could be supervised and checked better by their superiors."

"I have been here before and I’ve always had decent experiences. But this last time I think they just up charge me just because. When I dye my hair they Normally only use 5 ounces and never had to use more. But this last time they used more than double, they used 12 ounces. I did not notice since my husband paid and I called back a couple days later to ask why. They would not give me a reason why they use 12 ounces instead of the normal 5. When I asked why the receptionist only said “well that’s what they used” over and over again in a very condescending tone. Would not even look into why, since historically they’ve only ever used 5 ounces and no reason whatsoever to use more than double."

"Had a GREAT 1st time experience at the College of Hair Design. I went to have my makeup done and I am so pleased with how beautiful my eyes look! Mackenzie was very personable, patient, and very talented. It's nice to know there is a place in Salem where you can give the students a chance to practice their skills before they graduate and go out into the workplace. The prices are very reasonable and I will definitely be going back for other services. Fun atmosphere with lots of positivity! Deanna at the front desk was most helpful and welcoming. Hidden gems inside this beauty school!"