Empire Beauty Schools
{{Infobox company
| name = Empire Beauty Schools
| logo = Empire Beauty School Logo.svg
| trade_name = Empire Beauty Schools
| native_name = Empire Education Group
| type = Private subsidiary of Regis Corporation
| industry = Beauty school, cosmetology, training provider
| founded = 1946
| hq_location = Pottsville, Pennsylvania
| area_served = United States
| products = Beauty Education
| services = Beauty Education
| parent = Empire Education Group
}}
Empire Beauty School is a chain of for-profit cosmetology schools in the United States. Headquartered in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, it is the largest system of cosmetology schools in the country.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Empire-Beauty-Schools-8th-Annual-Future-3564738.php |title = Empire Beauty Schools 8th Annual Future Professionals Competition & E… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730005940/http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Empire-Beauty-Schools-8th-Annual-Future-3564738.php |archive-date=30 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mastersofbeauty.com/about/empire|title=Empire Beauty School: Cosmetology Schools – Hair Schools|website=Mastersofbeauty.com|accessdate=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029024123/http://www.mastersofbeauty.com/about/empire|archive-date=29 October 2012|url-status=dead}} Founded in 1946, it currently has 76 schools nationwide.{{cite web |title=Empire Beauty School |url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/search/?search=empire%20beauty&page=3&sort=completion_rate:desc&toggle=institutions |website=collegescorecard.ed.gov/ |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=7 June 2021}} It trains students as cosmetologists, estheticians, electrologists, hair stylists and colorists, makeup artists, manicurists and nail technicians.
History
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.empire.edu/press-room/newly-acquired-beauty-school-in-ny-joins-empire-ducation-group's-network-of-schools |title=Newly acquired beauty school in NY joins Empire ducation Group's network of schools |website=www.empire.edu |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104091732/http://www.empire.edu/press-room/newly-acquired-beauty-school-in-ny-joins-empire-ducation-group's-network-of-schools |archive-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.empire.edu/press-room/international-academy-of-cosmetology-school-joins-empire-education-group-network-of-schools |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-04-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725181536/http://www.empire.edu/press-room/international-academy-of-cosmetology-school-joins-empire-education-group-network-of-schools |archivedate=2011-07-25 }}
Empire Beauty Schools opened the company's 100th campus in Springfield, Pennsylvania, in 2010. The school was inaugurated 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. All of the cosmetology schools incorporated eco-conscious elements such as energy- and water-saving features.{{cite web|url=http://www.empire.edu/press-room/empire-beauty-school-opens-new-green-campus-in-paramus-nj|title=Empire Beauty School Opens New Green Campus In Paramus NJ - Empire Beauty School|website=Empire.edu|accessdate=9 September 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.empire.edu/press-room/pinevill-school-in-charlotte-marks-newest-location-for-empire-beauty-school |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-04-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725181622/http://www.empire.edu/press-room/pinevill-school-in-charlotte-marks-newest-location-for-empire-beauty-school |archivedate=2011-07-25 }}
Since its peak in 2010, Empire closed 1 school in 2011, 5 schools in 2014, 10 schools in 2015, 11 schools in 2016, 8 schools in 2018, 4 schools in 2019, and 8 schools in 2020.{{cite web |title=Closed School Weekly/Monthly Reports |url=https://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/PEPS/closedschools.html |website=/www2.ed.gov |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=7 June 2021}}
In early 2020, Empire Education Group acquired Regis' financial stake in the company.{{cite web |title=Regis Announces Transaction With Empire Education Group |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200203005147/en/Regis-Announces-Transaction-With-Empire-Education-Group |website=www.businesswire.com |date=3 February 2020 |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=7 June 2021}}
Student outcomes
According to the College Scorecard, the median salary after attending Empire Beauty School ranges from $16,000 to $21,000.{{cite web |title=Empire Beauty School |url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/search/?search=empire%20beauty&page=0&sort=completion_rate:desc&toggle=institutions |website=collegescorecard.ed.gov/ |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=7 June 2021}} Graduation rates vary from 21 percent to 84 percent. {{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
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