Graduation Information

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS IN COURSES

The Student must complete the following graduation requirements:

  1. Complete the required number of Program clock hours.
  2. For a student to meet state requirements, all practical worksheets must be completed in their entirety.
  3. Pass written and practical exams.
  4. Complete the required theory hours.
  5. Tuition has been paid in full or payment arrangements of all monies owed to the school have been made.

Once the student has met all graduation requirements, including completion of all required academic work and financial obligations—such as tuition, fees, and any applicable extra instructional charges— he/she will receive a CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION.

The school will not release an official transcript until all graduation requirements are fulfilled. A certified transcript will be provided to any student who withdraws, which will reflect only the hours for which the school has been compensated. For the purposes of graduation or transfer, hours will not be released until all monies owed to the school—including extra instructional charges—have been paid in full or satisfactory payment arrangements have been made, and all academic requirements for those hours have been successfully completed.

Students must pay all tuition cost and extra instructional charges in full or establish a payment plan with the Financial Aid Bursar prior to graduation.

Students may obtain a copy official transcript from the Financial Aid Leader within 48 hours of their request.

Career Services 

Career opportunities for Cosmetologists include, but are not limited to, Hair Stylist, Color Stylist, Makeup Artist, Nail Technician, Educator, Salon Owner or Manager, Product Trainer, Platform Artist, Esthetician, and many more.

Although Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke does not guarantee employment upon graduation, Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke does maintain an aggressive job placement program and will inform students of job openings and opportunities. Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke coordinates placement programs with local and national salons by sending out surveys and inviting salon owners and guest artists to teach and speak there.

Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke has placed students in the beauty industry as Hair Stylists, Color Stylists, Makeup Artists, Nail Technicians, Educators, Salon Owners or Managers, and Estheticians.