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What do you need to know about going to our school, or any school in the beauty industry?

We offer vocational training, which means that we offer training that prepares you for a job.

So, before you do anything else, you should contact a couple of salons or spas that you are interested in working for... 

and ask THEM who has the best training in town.

They almost always suggest us. Why? For one reason, they are tired of retraining everyone they hire straight out of school.

Our graduates are ready to start work the day they graduate from our programs.

It could be because we have the best state board pass rate in the state. It could be our 100% placement rate.

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The last report we received (July 24 2009) from the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers states -


Totals including MetrOasis®
36 people passed the practical exam and 5 failed the practical exam.
35 people passed the written exam and 14 people failed the written exam.
This means 87% passed the practical exam.
This also means that 71% passed the written exam.

Totals excluding MetrOasis®
29 passed the practical exam and 5 failed the practical exam.
85% pass rate on practical exam.
29 passed written and 13 failed the written exam.
69% pass rate on written exam.

MetrOasis® only
7 passed the practical exam and 0 failed the practical exam.
100% pass rate on practical exam.
6 passed the written exam and 1 failed the written exam.
85% pass rate on written exam.

So, do you want an 85% pass rate (other schools) on your practical exam or a 100% (MetrOasis®) ?
Do you want a 69% pass rate (other schools) on your written exam or an 85% (MetrOasis®) ?

If you combine the written and the practical exams, the other schools combined have a pass rate of 76%.
The combined written/practical exam pass rate for MetrOasis® is 92.85%

So, if ANY school in Alaska has a better pass rate than this...
Please send it to us so that we can brag about YOU as well.
We've been waiting several years for this report to arrive... but it hasn't... still !

Beauty School Reviews

   

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Why are we the best?

It could be our classic European cutting techniques, our Italian hair color training, or it could be our communication training.

It could be the fact that we hand-pick one hairdressing student each month.
We realize that some of the other schools have many more students, but remember we said that we are training you for a job.

We are not a certificate factory that pops out bunches of hairdressing students each month that don't have a clue what they're doing and that salons are afraid to hire.

Our goal? It's simple.

Our nitch in the beauty industry is to...

train future top stylists and future salon owners.

That's it!
The fact that we are willing to say this openly seems to irritate some of the other school owners.

So what?

There is the cheap school, there is the fast school, there is the big school, there is even the school
that English isn't so important...

Each school got to choose their own nitch.

Our chosen nitch is to train top stylists and future salon owners.
We are not the MetrOasis® average Training Center
we are the
MetrOasis® Advanced Training Center.

We're not the easiest school, we're just the best.

We don't take students that can't speak English... because they can't pass the state board exam.

We don't allow drug use, and we expect you to act professionally.

Perhaps this is why we have the best state board pass rate in Alaska.

If another school in Alaska believes that THEIR pass rate is better, please mail it to

MetrOasis®
401 W Intl Airport Rd #1C
Anchorage, AK 99518
(We've been waiting since 1995 for this report to arrive but it never has!)

We require an entrance exam and an interview to make sure that you have what it takes to become a success.

We require you to treat yourself and the other students, and our clients with respect.

If are looking for the best training in the state, and you can live with these terms, WE can change YOUR life!

If you can't live with these terms, or if you tend to settle for mediocre, you should pick out another school.

IS MetrOasis® really the best? Yes. We really are.
Just this week I had to document the stats just above. There are the public stats there for everybody to see.
Let's look at some more...

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Gabriel's makes this claim - "The quality of our teaching staff is unsurpassed."
and...
"Thank you for inquiring about this school, the most progressive place to
prepare for a successful and rewarding career in the beauty industry."
and...
"This school has earned the reputation for maintaining the highest standards in education, quality of work and innovation, making us the best choice for your future career."

One would think that having a unsurpassed teaching staff would result in some great reviews. Or at least ONE?
Has anyone actually had a service done at Gabriel's? There are no reviews on the internet I could find.
The review would go here... IF I could find one. WHAT "reputation"?

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Academy of Hair makes this claim - ""AHD has been educating Alaska’s top beauty industry professionals since 1986."
and...
"Our commitment to your education is reflected by our belief in individualized and one-one instruction and training."

 by marilea 98 06/14/2008
"I went to school here (Academy of Hair) for Esthetics and wasn't satisfied with the course.
They didn't have an actual Esthetic teacher present and so my classmates and
I had to pretty much learn most of the course on our own and help each other.
The instructor for that course didn't really have the knowledge either.
She was mostly concentrating on her clients that booked for hair appointments.
They are also very unsanitary since they reuse sponges. I guess they are stingy with their supplies.
I don't recommend this school at all. They don't know how to teach. It's a waste of time and money.
The owners were also quite rude as well".
http://local.yahoo.com/info-22339059-academy-of-hair-design-anchorage?tab=reviews#reviews
Wouldn't "educating Alaska's top beauty industry professionals" include actually HAVING a teacher "present"?
"One-one" training, or just "One" training, you know, where you train yourself?
By the way, it is illegal to book clients when you are supposed to be the instructor "on the floor".

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Ariel's


 DON'T GO HERE!‎ - Jules D.‎ - Mar 7, 2009
Went for a bikini was and was humiliated. I was in the middle of the wax when the owner barged into the room with an omelet! I am NOT kidding. It is not private. The sheets had stains on them and there was hair stuck to the floor. ...‎


 bikini wax‎ - Jean‎ - Jan 31, 2009
Agree that this was the worst experience. Should have read the reviews first. First bikini wax ever. It doesn't look good and the entire experience was humiliating. The woman who performed the wax was nice but there was no privacy and you felt as if someone would walk in at any moment. Then they did! Don't do it! Not worth it.


 Bad hair day‎ - amanda.moran.27‎ - Feb 5, 2008
I recieved the most atrocious service, I was passed from one employee to the next; none wanting to be of service. When I inquired whether there was more time avalable later on that day I was ignored and recieved lots of uhmmmm?'s
Please save your time and go to another day spa.


 Scariest Bikini Wax Ever &...‎ - Will‎ - Nov 2, 2008
I recently moved to Anchorage and thought I'd go to this "spa" for a bikini wax. I've had plenty of professional and respectful waxes. I use the word respectful because... I undressed in a room and waited for a woman named Sunny to return. Though the room looked dingy I figured it would be ok. Sunny returned and began after I told her what type of wax I wanted. She proceeded, jabbering and tugging away. During a wax there should not be constant tugging, it causes bruising, she was extremely rough and seemed to have no idea how to apply and pull. She kept doing small areas over and over, while talking about porn, seriously.

She left the room several times to answer a ringing phone. No warning or covering over my body and the room faces the front door! Anyone could have seen me laying out. As she proceeded another lady came in, the owner (Cory) , and begins rubbing my shoulders and they start chatting. WT*? No respect. I just wanted to get out of there and couldn't wait for it to be over with. I went home and realized I was COVERED in wax still and in that area, come on! I'm not talking about a smudge of wax here and there, all over my female area, on my legs and even on my foot. To make matters worse the hair (that was left) was not even.

Coated in wax with uneven hair, sexy right? I called and spoke with the owner who told me to come in the next day. I hated to go back but she told me she would "fix" it. Though she made it look better, again she went in and out of the door, reaked of smoke, and in order to get the wax off she "massaged" my genital area. It was the most disgusting, violating, unprofessional, "spa" treatments a person could have. Unreal. If I had never had a wax before I would never get one again.

Damn! I don't even know WHAT to say about these reviews!

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Trendsetters makes this claim -  
"We have trained more top professionals than any other school in Alaska."
and...
"...best beauty school in Anchorage."

 anita e., Anchorage, AK
This Is a SCHOOL!!! quit talking about it as if it was a professional salon.
I went to school here in the 80's and glad I left when I did,
 it was not at all professional nor did most of my customers realize
that this was a school and not a real salon.
We were taught the quickest short cuts on hair, given little time in theory and practice
other than practice on a real paying customer,
I would say on half got what they wanted and the rest had the
wool pulled over their eyes, literally. I did not like the 'parties'
held on holidays, competitions and birthdays....booze should not be a part of a school at any time.
Please don't get talked into something you don't want,
by a pretty face and then get sucked into products you don't need (too expensive)
and then have to pay for it from your wallet and dignity.
Better to go to a real salon unless you are ready to become a part of some students 'practice' session.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/trend-setters-school-of-beauty-anchorage

Does THIS sound like the training a "top professional" should receive?

 by gothgrrl 05/30/2008
THe only reason i go to this place is because i am so used to going there and the cuts are cheap.
the stylists have no sense of humor and, just, yikes. they do tend to be tolerant
when i bring in my son for a haircut tho. in all the 20 or so haircuts i have gotten there,
only once have they given me what i want. the instructors who come to
check my hair after are not gentle people, after the last time my head hurt for 2 days after.
after that experience i will never go there again.
http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=22341000&csz=Anchorage%2C+AK+99503&tab=reviews&sortreviews=1&from=4#reviews
Istructors are not gentle... head hurt for 2 days...

 by Donnie 02/11/2008 MEN BEWARE!!!!
I recently had my hair done there and I will positivley never go back.
You would think cutting a military style haircut would be easy. Guess again.
I finaly had enough of trying to explain to the person that all she had to do is put a guard on the
clipers and go over the entire thing.....Not at all what I got in the end.
The hair cut was uneven in several spots and I looked like I tryed to do it myself.
Dont depend on the instructors to come over and check your hair after either...all he did
was come over and check the back of my neck. If you go to this establishment
please be aware you may have to go somewhere else to get it fixed.
http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=22341000&csz=Anchorage%2C+AK+99503&tab=reviews&sortreviews=1&from=4#reviews
Instructors don't check haircuts properly?

 by Bullet 01/03/2008
Great Owner, Dennis is a caring man, who looks out for the students that attend his school.
Only complaint is Cindy, an instructor. She treats the students like crap, with no respect.
She is completely rude and I have personally seen her talk down to students in front of clients.
She also tells students personal information about other students, which she has no ethical right to do so.
http://local.yahoo.com/info-22341000-trend-setters-school-of-beauty-anchorage?tab=reviews&sortreviews=1&allreviews=1#reviews
Instructor treats students like "crap"? No respect?
These sound like strange ways to train "top professionals", or ANYBODY for that matter. THIS is the "best"?

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So... This section has been updated now. Everybody happy?

THIS kind of stuff is exactly why I decided to open a school!
Do I seem a little bit contentious regarding the other schools?
Perhaps it is because my first professional communication with one school owner consisted of him sending a student to talk with me
with a very specific message to tell me that I was an idiot, and that I need to learn what I am doing.

Did I?        My school has a MUCH better reputation!

I went to talk with another school owner and told him I had 12 students waiting to start and that I could
double his income within 8 months. Instead of having an honest conversation with me, he pretended
not to be the owner but said "You tell me your plan and if it's good, then I'll tell the owner"...
Hoping to make me a practical joke for the people standing around.

Oops!

Yet another school owner spoke with me for less than 3 minutes. He closed 3 months later.

So, I tried to work with the other school owners long before I ever opened a school.
Nobody was interested. Now I'm not interested.

It's ON now, boys! What? Where you expecting a cake or something?

Placement Rate...

Did you notice what was missing from the above stats?
Every school has a product. The product is the students that graduate from the school.
If a school TRULY trains their students properly, they can compete in the position they were trained in.

Did we mention that we've also had a 100% placement rate since the year 2000?

(PostSecondary requires that each school maintain a placement roster. WHERE are the grandiose claims
about placement? You know, where your students actually GET jobs?
If the state requires that EACH school keep these records, and submit these records, why not share this information with the public?)

Did you see a single claim about placement from ANY other school listed? I didn't. It must be a BIG secret!

Do a test... Call any school in the state and ask to see their placement roster. Don't have them tell you about it, SEE it for yourself!
See the names and dates that EACH school must provide to the state.

After they refuse to show you, you can see this PUBLIC information by calling PostSecondary
at (907) 465-2962 and request this information.

(EACH school must provide this report to the state upon their renewal.)