Went to my theory class with my laptop today, under doctor advisement. My doctor recommended I take my notes by typing or recording the theory seminar. I was told to put both away because they both fell under the "electronics" section of my student agreement. Typically, this section is brought up for cell phones. I was under the impression that Empire provided a "state of the art" education and believe laptops to be included in that section. Especially with a doctor's note. I reluctantly went back to my car and locked up my equipment so it would not be stolen. Of course, the problem my doctor was attempting to eliminate has flared.

I attended Empire Beauty School in 2010. When I first contacted them about going to school their they treated me with royalty, until after I enrolled and they got my money then everything changed. I was used and abused their. They did many wrongdoing their, threatening me telling me not to tell ANYONE about what happened. Now I am seeing an attorney to fight for me and hopefully transfer to a different cosmetology school. The so called education they promised me was nothing short than a huge scam. I've also witness students cutting clients and making them bleed, students being rebellious and cutting someone's hair the wrong way, and they don't tell the client they did it. They just do their best to conceal it and hope that the client won't notice, which they of course usually don't, because they're not cosmetologists. I have also witnessed our school being vandalized by students, and of course we were instructed to clean it up immediately so the clients did not see. The staff are awful once they get your money they treat you like crap. I also found out many of their students are failing state boards.

I just went through a horrible experience with them. I understand that they are students, but the reason I went to this girl is because she is graduating in one week. I asked for highlights and she told that I needed to dye my hair first so she dyed it and my hair come out orange. After that she said well we will put highlights and make it better so she did that and my hair was completely orange/yellow. She than put a toner in my hair which made no difference. She told me that it was because they did not wash my hair right after the first dye so it made my hair get orange and there was nothing they could do. I went home and spent even more money on 2 boxes of hair dye which is making my hair so dry from all the dye and my hair is still horrible. I am going to have to go again today and spend more money on 2 more boxes of dye. I have spent so much money for no results. This is ridiculous. LIke I said I understand that they are students, but why put them to work on real people if they don't know how. What makes it worst is that the teacher told her what to do with my hair so she is a teacher and doesn't know what she is doing. I told them what I wanted and they did the opposite. I never told them I wanted blonde hair and now my hair is white. I will never ever go back to them. I wish they would pay me for all the money I just spend and for the pain they have caused me. I am so mad and I will tell everyone about this.

If you are smart you will not attend this school. From the door the school recruiter lies to you. Then you get to school and they give you the cheesiest supplies that break within weeks to a month of you using them.
You never know what director or teacher is leaving but trust me they leave faster then the students do. Every time you get a good teacher she is gone...go figure!
Financial aide is a joke...you will get a letter in the mail that you graduated when you didn't and need to repay your loan. Then you have a graduation date and then you don't...because the administartion can't keep good records...but its the students fault. I shouldn't have to be a student and do their job too!
The best is when they reward someone for perfect attendance who was on probation and had no choice but to be there or else get kicked out! or the student who is beligerant and rude to teachers and students on a daily basis but he is recognized in the student paper for having a great attitude!...tell me the school is not a joke now.
They are to teach you and get you ready for the industry but honestly I feel all Im qualified to be is an empire teacher...that doesn't say much for what I have learned.
If you expect them to care about your education or help you find a job...ha ha ha that is the biggest joke of all...they haven't found one student a job!
They are too busy sitting in their offices taking calls and telling you they are too busy for you or flirting with each other...One admistrator was on a sex website looking for a woman...he was also the same admistrator who handed out free passes to a strip club when you joined Empire...the best is he gets fired and they tell us he has moved on in the company...LIES!!!
Most of the students that are there have to be because of welfare or criminal act...they get money for going to school yet they sit in class disrupting it and blame the teacher for their ignorance.
Oh and don't complain because it will do no good...no one cares all the way too the top!!!
I suggest you THINK TWO AND THREE TIMES before you choose this school!

I must say that EMPIRE is one school that needs to be shut down & all funds should be refunded to every one that have attended. I can not express my disappointment more or enough with the school. I wish I would had drop out before completing the course and having to pay back the cost of attending. I have nothing positive to say about the school in general. From the 1st day of class until the last day attending. I had complian to every director that came into leadership at the school, about how poorly the education was presented. Some of the teachers were great, but when you are in class with very disruptive people that dont seem to follow rules and the are not enforced, it makes learning very difficult. Then on the other hand some of the teachers did not know if they were coming or going, they were so boring or wasnt teaching anything new, our attention were lost, we were get into doing other things and not paying attention to what should had been going on. the bottom line the education was being presented to us in a paper bag, when it was sold to us as if it was going to be served on a gold plater. All I can say to any one that is nearly interested in attending a beauty school and your are serious about the hair industy, EMPIRE I S NOT THE ONE FOR YOU. the school is nothing more than a DREAM KILLER!!!

YOU CAN LOOSE ALL INTEREST ATTENDING EMPIRE

The lies that were told on a regular, and all of the changes that were done to cater the excutive director needs to make her look good in numbers is extremely selfish and curel. Not once did she do anything for the students, half of the time she walk around with her nose in the air, AND did not speak, she was extremely rude to anyone that she felt was below her that include both teaches and students. Not professional at all.

The daily curriculum was nothing compare to what I was told that was going to be taught, I barely learn the stateboard hair cut, even after I had move up to being a senior I would still on a regular basis sit in other classrooms just to get knowlege on information that my own teacher did not teach. However the revoling door of teachers coming and going may had played a part in the lack of education provided.

We also had to deal with the poor additudes of the teachers of having to deal with the rudness of the director, or being pulled out of class to attend a 2 to the 3 hour long meeting that did nothing to make the education process any better for us. (just more rules or changes at the moment to help the directior look good as if everything was in order)

There was extremely way too much time wasted, the planning of the days lesson was poorly sought out, there was never enough of anything to do. Half of the time there was no products for us to work with and not enough cleints available for us to get livehands on practice . The school had no intention of getting or attempting to bring in people for service. This cause a great deal of being bored which lead to students leaving or just simply handing out in the break room or out side.

It maynot had been as bad if the teachers hire were professional had the skills to teach. None of them even had a specialty to share. So if you have both the students and teachers with no motivation to teach or learn you are not going to get anywhere but wasted time and a huge bill to pay for nothing

There so much negative that I can poitn out, the bottom line, Empire is not a school to attend if you are serious about being in the hair industry.