Regulatory and Accreditation Agencies

Any student or prospective student may obtain from the Maryland Higher Education Commission information regarding the performance of the cosmetology program.   This includes, but is not limited to, information regarding each program’s enrollment, completion rate, placement rate, and pass rate of graduates on any licenser examination. Consumer complaints may also be submitted to the Maryland Higher Education Commission.  The address and telephone number of the Maryland Higher Education Commission is:  

Maryland Higher Education Commission
Office of Academic Affairs - Private Career Schools
6 North Liberty Street, 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-3301
www.mhec.state.md.us

The school is currently accredited with the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences, a governing board whose goal is to foster and improve post-secondary education based on national standards of performance. The address and telephone number of NACCAS is:

NACCAS
3015 Colvin Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 600-7600 www.naccas.org

Nationally accredited by National Accrediting Commissions of Career Arts & Sciences, Inc (NACCAS). The National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) is recognized by the United States Department of Education as a national accrediting agency for postsecondary schools and departments of  cosmetology arts and sciences, and massage therapy, including those offered via Distance Education.

The school is also approved for financial aid by the Department of Education. The address and telephone number of the Department of Education is:

Department of Education
Federal Financial Aid
Attention: Philadelphia Case Team
Union Center Plaza
830 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20202 (215) 656-6442

If you have questions regarding licensing you may contact:

Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation  
Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing State Board of Cosmetologists
500 N. Calvert Street, Room 201
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3651
 (410) 230-6320

For consumer complaints concerning the school:

Maryland Office of the Attorney General
Office of Consumer Affairs
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 528-8662
(888) 743-0023