A new business in
Holland will not only benefit those looking for careers in the beauty industry, but will help residents in need of affordable
salon services.
Tulip City Beauty College, the fourth location of
Moored Associates Beauty Schools, headquartered in
Zeeland, opened in 50 years, will start its first classes later this month in a renovated 13,000-square-foot section of the Federal Square Business Park, 500 E. 8th St., Holland.
"We were able to design the building how we wanted it," says Ken Moored, director of enrollment at the college. Moored is the son of owner James Moored. "It's like a salon experience. We'll have everything from highlights and perms to clipper cuts and manicures at very, very reasonable prices. It's good for the students and it's good for the public."
The $1 million renovation creates a campus with a salon services for the public where students receive hands-on, supervised experience, classrooms and a student lounge, says Moored.
The school will work with a number of groups in Holland to market the school and salon. Students will be ready to serve patrons when the salon opens to the public this winter.
Moored notes that the school will have 80 to 100 students at any given time participating in the 1,500-hour program. About 90 percent of its graduates find employment in the field. According to Moored, the average salary of a cosmetologist is $40,000.
The college hired five employees for its Holland campus and plans to add five more jobs within a year.
Source: Ken Moored, Moored Associates Beauty Schools
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