
Who We Are Affiliated With
Hair Design School was purchased by the largest provider of cosmetology education in North America, Empire Education Group. That means when you attend Hair Design School, you are part of the Empire Beauty School family. It's an extensive network of exclusive professionals.
Empire Education Group opened its first school in 1935 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In 2007, they merged with the Regis Corporation school division. If you know the Regis Corporation, you know they own 12,000 beauty salons including Mastercuts, SuperCuts, Vidal Sassoon and Jean Louis David. When you attend Hair Design School, you're part of an extensive network of the best beauty schools in our nation. There are countless graduates, just like you.
Obviously, you can't be in business since 1935 without some additional mergers and acquisitions. Just know that as a student at Hair Design School, in addition to Empire Beauty School, you share an affiliation with these other great schools Empire has taken on along the way:

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If you attended any of the schools listed above, you are eligible to receive benefits from the Empire Alumni Association. Benefits include discounts on food, travel, shopping, insurance, and more.
Empire Education Group's long standing history has seen many brands as part of the Empire cosmetology school network. These brands include: A Cut Above Beauty College, Concorde Beuaty Schools, Hanover Park College of Beauty Culture, Pierre's School of Cosmetology, Artistic Beuaty Colleges, Chic University of Cosmetology, LIBS Beauty Sciences, Scott Lewis Schools, Arthur Angelo Cosmetology School, European Academy of Cosmetology, Martins College of Cosmetology, South Eastern College of Beauty Culture, Blaine Beauty School, Capelli Learning Center, Gordon Phillips Beauty School, Natural Motion, anWarwick Academy, The Hair Design School, and Empire Beauty Schools.


