For-profit cosmetology graduates rarely earn more than high school grads
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
June 28, 20245m 58s
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Show Notes
In Illinois, hair stylists, barbers, nail techs and estheticians must have hundreds of hours of training to get their license.
80 percent of these beauty and cosmetology programs are run by for-profit companies. But after investing thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours, graduates are rarely better off than those with just a high school degree.
WBEZ’s Esther Yoon-Ji Kang has the story.
Host: LANE