Your Future in Beauty starts Here
Join JCRS Hairdressing Academy and turn your creative passion into a professional career.
JCRS Hairdressing Academy prepares future hairdressers through hands-on training inside a real salon environment. Students learn technical skill, client communication, texture services, color, cutting, styling, and the professional habits needed to feel confident behind the chair.
Salon-Based Hairdressing Education in Cromwell, CT
JCRS Hairdressing Academy is committed to empowering future professionals through innovative, personalized education, and hands-on training in a creative and supportive environment. Our goal is to provide students with the technical expertise, business knowledge, and confidence to excel in the beauty industry while preparing them for state board licensing and long-term career success in cosmetology.
- Learn in a Real Salon with actual guests
- Coaching from instructors & professional stylists
- Use professional products and color
1,500 Hour CT Curriculum
Financial Plans Available
Hands-On Training
Hairdressing Apprenticeship Instruction
1,500 Hour CT Curriculum
Financial Plans Available
Hands-On Training
Hairdressing Apprenticeship Instruction
Why Choose JCRS?
JCRS Hairdressing Academy is committed to empowering future professionals through innovative, personalized education, and hands-on training in a creative and supportive environment. Our goal is to provide students with the technical expertise, business knowledge, and confidence to excel in the beauty industry while preparing them for state board licensing and long-term career success in cosmetology.
Learn in a Real Salon with actual guests
Coaching from instructors & professional stylists
Use professional products and color
JCRS Hair Academy Courses
We are committed to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation, supporting students who wish to pursue traditional salon work as well as independent or freelance careers in the beauty and wellness industries.
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Refresher
Whether you're a licensed pro looking to sharpen your skills or you've let your license lapse, we can help. Our program is designed to get you "salon-ready" and assist those needing hours to reinstate their CT credentials.
- 135 hours, Online or in Person: $2500
- Theory and 200 hours of hands on: $4100
Hairdressing & Cosmetology
Our Full Cosmetology Program is a comprehensive, state-approved course designed to prepare aspiring beauty professionals for a successful career in the salon industry. Spanning all aspects of cosmetology, this immersive program combines in-depth theory with hands-on practical training to ensure students graduate with the knowledge, confidence, and skills required to thrive behind the chair.
- Application Fee (non-refundable): $50.00
- Enrollment Fee: $200.00
- Tuition: $19,000.00 Total:
- Books, Kit, and 3 Uniform Shirts: $800.00 Tuition:
- Total: $20,050.00
Makeup Course
This course provides students with a comprehensive foundation in professional makeup artistry based on the Milady Standard Makeup curriculum. Students will develop technical, artistic, and professional skills required for entry-level work in salon, spa, retail cosmetic, and freelance makeup environments.
- 72 Hours
- E$3500 Includes kit
Apprenticeship
This program is designed for individuals who wish to complete their hairdressing training in a salon environment under the sponsorship of a licensed professional. The classroom component provides essential theoretical knowledge, while all practical training is completed under the guidance of the apprentice’s salon sponsor.
- Theory Only (200 hours of related instruction): $3500
- Theory and 200 hours (400 hours total) of hands on: $5100
- Kit: $800.00
Our Classroom Educators & Founders
We are a comprehensive hairdressing school that offers the full 1,500-hour hairdressing curriculum, as well as theory-based apprenticeship classes and continuing education courses for licensed professionals. In addition to foundational training, we plan to provide specialty courses in areas such as bridal styling, advanced color theory, textured hair care, business development, and makeup artistry.
