Empire Beauty Schools
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Empire Beauty Schools, founded in 1948, is the largest cosmetology
school in the United States. The school is headquartered in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
and is one of the city's leading local employers behind D. G. Yuengling & Son
.
in 2007 Empire purchased all of the beauty schools owned by Regis Corporation
, formerly the largest cosmetology school in the United States, for which Regis received a 49% stake in the company .
Empire Education Group participates in annual fundraising efforts for local charities. In 2007, the company garnered a quarter-million dollars for KidsPeace, headquartered in Pennsylvania. Empire Beauty Schools hosted National Day of Beauty, a one day event in which students discounted hair, skin and nail services and 100 per cent of the proceeds were sent directly to the KidsPeace organization.
Empire Education Group annually hosts the largest hair and nail competition in the U.S. Empire’s National Competition and Hair Show brings competitors from the school’s 87 campuses, together for the two-day event. Competitors participate in one-hour long events such as Long Hair Evening Design, Ladies Trend Cut and Style with Color and Nail Art Display. Top winners earn educational trips to shadow and learn from industry professionals around the globe. The 2008 first place winners earned all-expense paid trips to Hawaii, Spain and the Netherlands.
In 2010, Empire Beauty Schools acquired the Northern Westchester School of Hairdressing and Cosmetology in Peekskill, New York, as well as the International Academy of Cosmetology School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Empire Beauty Schools opened the company’s 100th campus in Springfield, Pennsylvania, in 2010. The school was unveiled during Empire Education Group’s 100 Days of Empire event.
The newest eco-friendly schools were opened in West Palm Beach, Florida, Pineville, North Carolina, and Paramus, New Jersey. The schools follow on the heels of the Lauderhill, Florida, beauty school which was honored with the Green Conscious Salon Certification award from the Florida Association of Beauty Professionals. All of the cosmetology schools incorporated eco-conscious elements such as energy and water saving features.
Cosmetology
Cosmetology is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty including hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, and electrology....
school in the United States. The school is headquartered in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville is the only city in and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,549 at the 2000 census. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, north-west of Philadelphia...
and is one of the city's leading local employers behind D. G. Yuengling & Son
D. G. Yuengling & Son
D. G. Yuengling & Son is the oldest operating brewing company in the United States, established in 1829. It is one of the largest breweries by volume in the country, and is the second largest American-owned brewery after the Boston Beer Company, makers of Sam Adams beer...
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in 2007 Empire purchased all of the beauty schools owned by Regis Corporation
Regis Corporation
Regis Corporation is the largest hair salon chain in the world, with over 11,000 salons , it is ranked 712 on the Fortune 1000...
, formerly the largest cosmetology school in the United States, for which Regis received a 49% stake in the company .
Empire Education Group participates in annual fundraising efforts for local charities. In 2007, the company garnered a quarter-million dollars for KidsPeace, headquartered in Pennsylvania. Empire Beauty Schools hosted National Day of Beauty, a one day event in which students discounted hair, skin and nail services and 100 per cent of the proceeds were sent directly to the KidsPeace organization.
Empire Education Group annually hosts the largest hair and nail competition in the U.S. Empire’s National Competition and Hair Show brings competitors from the school’s 87 campuses, together for the two-day event. Competitors participate in one-hour long events such as Long Hair Evening Design, Ladies Trend Cut and Style with Color and Nail Art Display. Top winners earn educational trips to shadow and learn from industry professionals around the globe. The 2008 first place winners earned all-expense paid trips to Hawaii, Spain and the Netherlands.
In 2010, Empire Beauty Schools acquired the Northern Westchester School of Hairdressing and Cosmetology in Peekskill, New York, as well as the International Academy of Cosmetology School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Empire Beauty Schools opened the company’s 100th campus in Springfield, Pennsylvania, in 2010. The school was unveiled during Empire Education Group’s 100 Days of Empire event.
The newest eco-friendly schools were opened in West Palm Beach, Florida, Pineville, North Carolina, and Paramus, New Jersey. The schools follow on the heels of the Lauderhill, Florida, beauty school which was honored with the Green Conscious Salon Certification award from the Florida Association of Beauty Professionals. All of the cosmetology schools incorporated eco-conscious elements such as energy and water saving features.