Specialties
Cloyd’s Beauty Schools, Inc. is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE), 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350, 800-917-2081 and by the State of Louisiana Board of Cosmetology, 11622 Sunbelt Court, Baton Rouge, LA 70809-4275. Cloyd’s Beauty School, Inc. has been approved by the United States Department of Education to participate in the Federal Pell Grant Program. The school also has the approval of the Louisiana State Vocational Rehabilitation Department, The Veterans Administration, and the United Auto Workers-General Motors Division Tuition Assistance Program.
Prospective students may contact the Chief Executive Officer at any time during normal business hours to review the accrediting documents and the State license.
History
Established in 1955.
Cloyd's Beauty School was founded by Oscar and Ruby Cloyd in 1955 and has been in continuous operation since its opening. The original school is located at 603 Natchitoches Street, West Monroe, Louisiana. The school outgrew its facilities by 1965, when the Cloyd's constructed a new, 3500 square foot, masonry and brick building at the same location.
The school was purchased in 1973 by William R. Mathieu. Mr. Mathieu has been in the private school field in the Monroe, Louisiana area for over 35 years. He has been a licensed Cosmetologist since 1974 and a licensed instructor since 1975. Cloyd's Beauty School #2, accredited by COE, originally located at 407 DeSiard Street in Monroe, Louisiana was opened in 1977. A larger facility was purchased in the fall of 1989 at 1311 Winnsboro Road in Monroe, Louisiana. The school was moved to the new location in the spring of 1990. The 2514 Ferrand Street location in Monroe, Louisiana, known as Cloyd's Beauty School #3, accredited by COE, was built i