All of the students and staff are very hard working. A great bunch of people who are friendly and make you feel comfortable. The environment is fun and upbeat. You can tell they are passionate about their craft and eager to learn and practice their skills. They offer many different services at very reasonable prices. Check this place out! read more

The worst service, irresponsible management, and poor customer service here at Lu Ross! We came to this academy to find out about the courses and the cost, and the consultant, Ady, showed us the school and invited us to come back the next day to pay the fee, get a full financial support consultation, and sign the documents. However, on the very last day, an hour before the appointment, she canceled the meeting! This is a pig-like attitude! People are working, changing their plans, and taking time off from work for this appointment, and she just cancels it! This lady is completely incompetent and untrained! What is she doing there if she doesn't understand the documents or the academy??!! In the end, she canceled the meetings 2 times!!!! She promised to call back when she had clarified all the details with the administration, but she never called back! She wasn't answering the phone! For two weeks, she simply ignored potential students! Honestly, after this, the academy only evokes disgust with its attitude towards people who actually generate revenue for them! We'll be looking for other academies, but I don't recommend this place if you value your nerves and money! read more

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I only had a wash and blow dry. Make sure to bring cash for tipping and exact change because the front desk has no cash and can't make change. The service was fine, a bit slow as I expected because they are learning. Just make sure to be very clear on what you want. I only wanted a simple wash and round brush blow dry but she misunderstood and I ended up with a curly do, but it was fine. Next time I will be very clear as to what I want. I didn't want to hurt her feelings so I left with a curly do. read more

Don't come in for lightening hair services!!! Pictures of my inspiration color, my hair when I walked in, and my after they did the hair service. The student was Mia T who graduates in 3 months. Her instructor is Veronica. The student apologized when she saw my hair and said "I'm so sorry. I have to do what the instructor tells me." I asked for highlights/balayage (inspo attached), similar to what I came in with but wanted it refreshed/close to my roots. I asked for majority brown hair colored and instead they lightened my hair fully, about 90%. When I came in to get it fixed, the instructor Veronica almost CHARGED me for their mistakes. My hair is brittle and dry now. I think both the instructor and students don't know what they're doing. Unfortunate but maybe a men's cut and solid hair color they could do. Wouldn't recommend finding out. read more

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Never received a phone call back called about seven times regarding a job and making an appointment to check out the School never received a phone call back very disappoint read more

I dont know what happened to customer service but months ago, supervisors knew what a root touch up was. When someone walks in with blonde highlights on brown hair, you don't pull the color thru to blend and cover the highlights. My color was screwed up badly over 10 days ago and my roots are white because color did not set and highlights are gone. Worst of all the supervisor never admitted it was done wrong. Never, never again even tho the cost was low. Just not worth the time and they used to have supervisors who cared. Not one was I supervised when student was working. read more

Besides our instructor, the entire staff and management were great! Mo, Veronica, and Toni were so helpful with important things we needed to know as graduates. As students, Mo was our instructor the first 3 weeks or so, and we learned a lot from her, unfortunately, the instructor who replaced her was not a nice instructor. Overall the flexibility of the schedules and availability of classes is really worth it for working students! The location is literally across the ocean, you can see the ocean and feel the fresh breeze in your class! The only improvement I hope they make is the quantity of sinks and restrooms. Other than that, it's a good beauty school! read more

I highly discourage anyone from going to this school because of the way they conduct their business with their students. My experience is with my daughter attending Lu Ross as a current student. For months now my daughter has been contacting the administrators to inform them that they are failing to credit her for days that she is either in school, or attending zoom classes. She has communicated both verbally and by email, and provided the necessary documentation to both Veronica and Monique. After providing the documentation. She has been told numerous times that they will fix the missing hours and credit her appropriately. This has been going on since February 2023. My daughter is missing several days of attendance that are not being recorded which is resulting in my daughter having to stay in school more days and will result in her having to pay more money. This is a common practice at Lu Ross and it appears that they take advantage of the young and vulnerable students to take their money without providing them with the tools necessary to be successful. Knowing the students won't know how to pursue legal recourse. Another issue of concern is that in Lu Ross' brochure, and in the paperwork that they have students sign when they enroll. Lu Ross states specifically what the school will provide in their courses as well as what supplies they will provide which is misleading and false. The students have voiced to the administrators their concerns in not being provided with the curriculum and supplies as told to them in the tour and in writing. Also, the school has known safety issues when it comes to the equipment the students use such as the chairs that have broken while in use. Which resulted in a student hitting her head on a hard surface. There are not enough work stations for all of the students that are attending. The equipment is old and broken. The administration and the owner are failing to provide a safe and proper learning environment. I have seen firsthand how Lu Ross' runs their business and they need to be investigated for their negligence to their students. Save yourself money and grief and find another school. read more

Former Lu Ross student here, I was part of the cosmetology program and for anyone planning to apply to this school don't bother. Not only is this school crazy expensive it is very unorganized. I can guarantee you that most students do not know what they are doing even after graduating. This school is severely understaffed causing most students to learn on their own. Admissions in this school aren't any better. WITH MY OWN EYES, I have seen admission staff take two hour lunches while students are waiting at their door asking them to fix mistakes THEY made. Not to mention admissions hid all this from the president of the academy, Ken Boyle. When students asked to talk to the own of the school, admission staff don't give us his information because they don't want us to talk to him and complain about the staff. This school can and probably will be sued for false advertisement. Below is a picture of classes students from the 1600 hour program should've received, now however the program took these classes off for the 1200 hour students but were still promised for the 1600 hour students, my class never got a hair extension class, never got weekly state board classes after you reach 1250 hours, and our lash extension and makeup certification were apparently "lagging" according to admissions. So we're still not certified even after taking the courses months ago. If you are planning to apply to this school think twice because this school is a scam and only want your money. If any of you don't believe me go take a tour and ask students about the school, not the employees or staff. read more

Lu Ross Academy - Cosmetology Schools Near Me - Ventura, California

I went there on a Saturday morning. They have these 2 parking spots that are long behind the building. I parked there and the receptionist parked behind me and her front bumper was touching my back bumper and blocking me in. I called to make a complaint and the student services person said the spots are made for 2 cars. When is this ok and also to be touching their car against mine. That's bad form. Also the teachers don't listen to what you want. They do what they think looks good and suggest it to the students I will never go back again read more

Horrible customer service! I had an appointment with Yasmine Morantes and she did not give me no heads up that she wasn't going to be in. I had came from Thousands Oaks to enroll with her and the fact that I had went all the way over there and found out from Victoria "the director" that she had "called out sick". No one had let me know in advance that she wasn't going to be in. They didn't even give me an option to reschedule either. Their communication is very bad. Yasmine had told me she'd prefer text instead of call and I had texted her multiple times and even called and she hasn't responded to me. read more

I was nervous to go to Lu Ross after reading some of the reviews about instructors. Stephanie was my instructor and I had the most amazing experience at Lu Ross. I passed my state board with flying colors and I feel like She will be a mentor for life. Even after graduation she answered any questions I had about the things we learned and how to start my practice. She is the absolute best! Honorable mention to Kelly the other esthetician instructor who was always eager to help as well. 10/10 would do again! read more

Avoid at all costs if you're thinking of going to school here! I graduated October 2019 and since I have been working in the beauty industry, my eyes were really opened to how trash this school really is. I am an esthetician and I paid $12k for tuition and I would say that course alone is barely worth more then $3k. The instructors have absolutely no drive and don't know how to teach, all they would do is read power point slides for hours a day, it was so boring that I would literally almost pass out from boredom because they were not engaging at all. There is also soooo much drama between staff and students, like I literally felt like I was in highschool again. When our course started we started out with a teacher and we had her for half of the course but then something happened to one of the night teachers so they had to hire a new teacher. But, instead of giving that new teacher the old night teachers new class(which hadn't even started yet from what I remember), they switched the new teacher to our class and our old one took over the new class; so we had to learn this new teachers teaching habits and since she had never taught before it was pretty disorganized ( and I don't blame her for that, I blame the administration for setting her and our class up for failure). On another note, one of the things that was promised but never actually happened was that when we register they say that they have a program that helps you find employment after you get licensed. I reached out to the career lady MANY times and it was like pulling teeth to get her to even text me back, and when she did text back she'd say "oh sorry I'm super busy I'll get on this any get back to you" but I would never hear more than that. So, no, they definitely do NOT help you find employment, luckily for me, I have worked many customer service jobs so it wasn't too difficult to find work but I can only imagine how difficult it would be for someone fresh out of highschool who has never worked a day in their life. Also, one thing that REALLY peeved me about this school is the dress code and late policy. So, for dresscode you HAVE to wear your smock or they will straight up send you home, even if you accidentally forgot it. You're not allowed to wear patterns or prints either and nothing "too revealing", if you're caught in something like this you're sent home. So when I was going to school I luckily always made it on time,even though I lived 30 miles one way from school, because I was TERRIFIED to be late because I drove so far. Well, we had a fire in the Oxnard and camarillo area and a good handful of the girls lived in that area. So one day they are running late because traffic is super bad due to the fires. You have 15 minute grace period, so if you're not there by 8:45, you have to go home. Well, these girls didn't get to school until 9:30 due to the fires anf guess what administration did? They sent them home, said that if other students could get there on time so could they.... even though not everyone had to drive through Oxnard to get to school. No mater WHAT you have going on, if you're late, you can't come to school, which means that your graduation date is pushed back farther and farther . And don't get me STARTED on the whole phone situation. Basically, if you are caught on your phone whilst inside of the building (including on YOUR lunch break and while in the break room, which btw is only 20 mins :))) ), you will be sent home. All the while most of the instructors just sit on their phones instead of teaching. Okay to sum it all up, this school is total trash. All they teach you is how to pass your board exams and that is it. I literally aced all of my tests but I can barely remember any of the material because their teaching styles are awful. They have somewhat good reviews because a few months after you graduate they ask you to fill out a survey and if you do they'll send you a $25 Starbucks gift card(FYI I filled out this survey and NEVER EVEN GOT MY GIFTCARD LMAO). I wish I could get refunded $9k because like I said before, this course isn't worth more than3k (and that's just because they give you a good Dermalogica kit lol). They don't care about you or giving you a good education they just want to make money off of you and scam you. AVOID. PS - I forgot to mention that the Cosmo program is even worse. I talked with some of the Cosmo students and they basically said that the only time they're ever taught any techniques is when they actually get a paying client. So a lot of the time when you go in to get your hair done, that is the first time the student has actually practiced that technique read more

Why 4 starts? Well just graduated from LUROSS July 2021! Well, aside from the school outdated and old looking inside at the end of the day all that matters are instructors! First day of school seemed very very unorganized... Seems like there is plenty of miscommunication within staff! Disappointed that aside from paying all this money for books and tuition we still had to pay extra for books sooooooo yeaaa To be honest I don't know what happened to the contract. Besides that, thanks to the instructor KELLY the school gets 4 stars atleast. I feel that if Kelly were not to be there the school would go down the drain! NO JOKE! anyways Kelly is an esthetician instructor she is very attentive to all her students, Always goes the extra mile for them and the knowledge she has for esthetics especially facials is INCREDIBLE! She is the BEST instructor! She made my experience at luross something to look forward to. Waking up everyday eager to learn from someone so knowledgeable. So, aside from the minor things. I know we are all human and well, some staff such as VERONICA would really try her best to juggle it all but, the school should consider in hiring staff & KEEPING them because it sucks as a student who goes in and doesn't get time punches fixed until 3 months later or emails responds until you graduate.... read more

I love Lu Ross ! I graduated as a student in 2012. I had so much fun as a student and made lots of great memories. Instructors were great! Brigette, Janine, Helena, Greg ,Marilyn and Holly just to name a few. Recently went back for a microdermabrasion and I didn't realize how much I missed the place . Nalani is still at the front desk and is one of the sweetest people ever! So glad to see she's still holding it down in the front still, she is a real asset to the school. My microdermabrasion was amazing and I will definitely be going back more often and vow to not stay away for so long. It was really cool to go back as a customer and get worked on by a student, I remember how exciting and nerve racking it was to work on clients for the first time when I was a student. Some of the greatest stylists in town came from Lu Ross, the building is iconic to Ventura .If you go to this school to learn you will definitely succeed, if you come to get caught up in the drama and complain about the rules it won't be fun. It's really what you make of it. It's a lot to learn in a year, don't miss days and take it all in. I made some great friends that I still hang out with and keep in touch with to this day. Great times, love this school. read more

I attended Lu Ross from December 2019 to September 2020. I have to say I loved my experience. My instructor Kelly was the biggest asset I've ever attained. Her knowledge of her skill set and passion for her students makes her an exceptional instructor. If you attend Lu Ross to gain knowledge for your state boards you will be set up for success. I passed on my first try even going through school during a pandemic. The school has since made improvements to the classrooms but I'm hoping they start offering students more for their money as far as equipment goes and keeping the promises they made during the tour. Overall a great experience. 4.5/5 stars for me! read more

4 stars because the school itself was ehh. What made the days good were the people in my class & my instructor. Stephanie made us all feel comfortable & it felt like we had someone to count on while still setting the line down & teaching what was needed to be taught. Even after I graduated she checked up on me & helped me practice for stateboard. Which I passedthank you Stephanie! read more

Based on my experience from Lu Ross Academy (I graduated from lu ross back in 2017) Its better to buy your own tools and supplies you will need. The bundle they give you is trash and will rip you off. The place is very dirty and had found a dead rat caught in a mousetrap in the laundry room. Cockroaches found inside the refrigerator. If you really want to own your own salon, barbershop or nail salon; indeed, you're gonna have to go through school and complete your hours, but if you're not serious about it and just want to do hair for fun; I recommend learning on your own forsure! read more

The people who run this place are an absolute joke ... this school is made to seem more than what it is, I personally feel like it is a waste of money, the bathrooms are only cleaned 1 time a week and the callings are moldy and the chairs are broken, the water fountain had brown water in it for weeks just sitting in there, when you walk on to get a tour they make it seem lien it's such a good school and it actually really isn't, please don't attend here save your money please don't make the masks we made this school is 20,000 dollars x 50 students where is all that money going ???? read more

I would highly recommend this school I am currently enrolled and have nothing but amazing things to say about the instruction I have received!!! Austin Spangler the Cosmetology instructor is the best hands down. Overall a fantastic teacher read more

I've been a student at the Lu Ross Barber School for about two years now and when I tell you it's a waste of money and time, take my word for it. I enrolled in the night program due to working during the day and the night program is absolute BS. For $18k I expected qualified instructors, demos from other barbers in the profession or at least local shops, and solid book education which none of the above has ever been provided. If you're already accustomed to cutting hair you'll be fine, get all the walk in clients, and slide through the program. But if you haven't ever cut hair before, be prepared to do book work, struggle establishing client/barber relationships, never learning the "basics" of hair cutting techniques, and only cutting the more "mature" clients who don't care about how their hair turns out because they're just looking for a cheap cut. The facility itself is completely run down. The lighting inside is horrendous. Chairs are often broken and take forever to be replaced. The bathrooms are always having problems and it takes a plumber weeks to actually come and get things fixed. The staff actually in charge of the school such as admissions and the woman who actually runs the school is a nightmare. They don't care about your personal issues relating to why you can't make it to school, especially if you're a parent. They will give you misinformation then add onto it as time goes on. The grace periods given are crap and all they care about in the end is the money you have to pay back. Which I would love to know where it all goes considering how crappy the school itself looks and all the tools students are provided are outdated, broken, or in very poor condition. Do not apply to this school and waste your time. Do your research on surrounding schools or try an apprenticeship at a local barbershop instead, you'll get more out of that than 4 hours at this place. read more

over priced, 1/3 on line school , it not a school, it is a better at trained factor workers.

If I can give zero stars, I would. My daughter attended this school and recently graduated, but let me tell you when I say this school is run down, they had leaking AC's while my daughter was there, the shampoo bowls don't work most of the time, there are holes in the ceiling and a water fountain that is constantly dripping water, they never put wet floor signs when there is a spill, and always running out of products. These girls are adults and pay 20K to get treated like children and get sent home for being on their cellphone IN THE BREAK ROOM DURING THEIR BREAK. Meanwhile the instructors can be sitting on their phone or hiding using them all the time, these girls get sent home for trying to do their own hair to get ready before work or get it out of the way before getting a client, yet Austin Spangler their instructor can go and use hairspray every 20 minutes and look at himself in the mirror, don't let the pictures they choose to post on Instagram fool you, don't let Yasmine trick you into fall promises my daughter never got. She was never given a photo shoot for her TWO DAY makeup class. Access to any color she wanted for her doll head but only out of a donation bin or she would have to pay $8 for any tube she wanted. she never got to finish her color class TWICE but still had to take a final on it because Margret could care less about that for the girls and still no certification for her taking that final. Ken the owner doesn't care about how this school is running because he is still getting money in the end and I will keep posting this review if it gets deleted. SAVE YOURSELF A YEAR OF DREADING COMING TO THIS PLACE. read more

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I enjoyed the Esthetician program so much! I feel that it was an easy course if you kept up to speed, did your homework as required, and followed along every week. If you don't pay attention and don't give 100%, then it can be hard for you! Take it seriously, and you will kill it! My Instructor Stephanie was amazing In many ways. She was very detail oriented with what she was instructing, and helpful throughout the entire course. She was always willing to help at any time if needed, wether it was with learning something new in class or with homework questions, she responded as promptly as she could. She is positive, and knowledgeable in so much, and if she didn't have the answer at the time she would find it and get back to you. Our entire class appreciated her, and still do to this day! I've heard horror stories of the night class instructors from the past and am soooo thankful I decided to commit to full day time schedule. There are only a few things I wasn't fond of w/ the school itself, which is why this is a 3 instead of a 5. Their Clocking system was ALWAYS down! I hustled butt in this program, only missed maybe 3 full days and stayed after class quite a bit of time to make up for those days, and I still didn't get to graduate with the rest of my class. There was absolutely no excitement to graduation what so ever for me on campus, other than the relief to finally be finished and receive my diploma, 2 days AFTER most of the others. My graduation date wasn't set so I couldn't even invite my family to witness anything. Secondly Every single test or assignment I took I made sure to take it twice to get good grades while keeping them in the 90% range, thinking it would make an impact somehow of my school report, or maybe even be acknowledged in some way by the school, but it never made a difference. So for anyone looking into the program, keep in mind you don't need to stress on the homework! You can pass by the skin of your teeth and TaDA! you've completed 600hrs of learning hours. All our gals were great in our class and got along like sisters. Not to knock anyone but there were some that never had any friends/family in for hands on training on the weekends, didn't want to take clients from off the street who booked appointments, barely gave services to any of the other gals in class, and still passed with flying colors! how does this even happen? There should be a requirement of "hands on", if you don't have enough hours with your own friends and family. It seemed unfair, you should be "voluntold" to take the clients off the street first before those that do have the experience, in order to get that hands on training that's needed. Again, that's my personal opinion, considering many "Estheticians" come straight out of school to work in a Salon type environment. I think there should be a grading system of hands on, like a refresher of all Big things that have been learned, so that it is noted that each and every student in class knows what they are doing upon completion of the 600hrs. A lot can happen and a lot can be forgotten over the months from start to finish. Now that the Hands on is t required for State Board, there should be something at the school as a requirement. P.s. I graduated March 5th, and just took my State Board Exam April 8th, and I passed! I studied my butt off for this and it paid off. The school does give you access to study material/quizzes to help set you up, but there are questions on the Exams from the Old Book that we never learned in the new book. read more

Let me start by saying that I deeply regret deciding to take the chance to enroll at this barber school. When I went to orientation they gave me the impression that this was a really professional school, with a focus on teaching techniques and best practices for cutting hair. What I didn't know is that I would be paying $20,000 to learn from YouTube videos completely on my own. Yes, you read that right, the instructors are completely incompetent, disengaged and are teaching using YouTube videos that they never explain. We are learning on our own and teaching each other, and we receive no instruction from the instructors themselves, who are getting paid to do the job. The school mainly focuses on enrolling new students who each pay $20,000 but the school never checks in with the students to see how are they doing or if they need any help. It bothers me that everything about this school is FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. A few of the students want to take legal action against the school because of that and it's completely understandable and warranted. The school doesn't care about the students or delivering a quality curriculum that can properly prepare the students to become barbers, all the school cares about is collecting money. It's infuriating that some people are driving long distances for such poor education. You can't even consider this a school. Students are afraid to speak up and voice their concerns to the instructors and administration because they are taught by the instructors to fear them, yet these are paying students and the reason the instructors and administration have jobs. DO NOT ENROLL IN THIS SCHOOL. I cannot emphasize enough that education is lacking and they ONLY care about how much money they can get out of you. The instructors have absolutely no idea of what they're doing and don't have a clue how to teach; they are there for the money and not for the love of teaching. They don't even care about earning what they're getting paid. All they do is read PowerPoint slides for hours on end and they're boring at that, not engaging at all. We're also forced to watch old videos on how to cut hair with outdated techniques that don't cover the full spectrum of different hair types or modern styles. The instructor we have does not want to be here, he has let people know that he doesn't like us and that money is his only passion and why he shows up, he does not care in the least about teaching or helping the students. I hope that #KenBoyle sees this review and asks his administrative team what it is they are doing to become one of the best barber schools in the area, because that's what they claim during orientation, and I along with many other students can guarantee you it is the absolute worst. I wish there was a #PaulMitchell school in the area and hope they see there is a desperate need for a decent school that can actually prepare students to pass the licensing exam and become competent barbers. This place needs to be shut down. It's a complete disgrace and highway robbery. Stay away! You will 100000% regret choosing to give this place your money. read more

I hadn't attended school in over 10 years, but I knew that I wanted a fresh start & to do something I always dreamed of doing. It finally seemed like the perfect time. After 4 and a half months, I can proudly say that I graduated from the Esthetics program. My teachers were wonderful & the front desk ( reception ) is wonderful . They definitely juggle a lot when the salon is busy! The school gave me the experience of taking clients for the first time. This was new to me & very nerve wracking , but I like how they transition you after a few weeks from working on family members to actual clients. You have to get your feet wet eventually & the regular customers are usually very understanding. Both of my teachers made me feel comfortable & I respect both of them very much. I felt ready for the big test to get licensed ! That's the end goal! I also made life long friends because of this school & have such a passion for skincare - the opportunities are endless! I am very thankful for this school because it has opened up so much for me! It has been life changing. :) read more

I graduated the esthetics course a week ago and I just wanted to make put this out there that Stephanie was a really amazing teacher, she really made sure you were good and she'd go in depth with all your questions to make sure you were ready for the future. The school itself was ehh and i say this because they need to be more organized with pretty much everything. Any payments you make toward tuition keep a copy of your receipt!! but thanks to Stephanie & Kelly for holding it down for us estheticians! read more

I Attended LuRoss about 1 year ago and it was a great experience . I recently stopped on by to give a little class to the students and I loved seeing how the school has changed. So many improvements! And can't forget to mention how great it was to see all of the amazing staff. read more

Kelly the esthetician teacher is amazing!!! She is so helpful and sets you up for success! Just passed my state board exam and I have her to thank! read more

If you're considering coming to this school for cosmetology/manicuring/esthetics PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM LUROSS! I was a student here and It's the worst school , the instructors there suck ! the ceiling would leak on the clients head after doing their hair! , shampoo bowls never worked most of the time and would be leaking , the eye wash solution was expired as well and there was no ventilation in the manicuring room! I don't know how this place is still running! Luross is a JOKE the whole staff starting from the instructors to the financial aid people! When you go for the tour of the school the lady makes it seem like it's the best school but when you start attending the school it's all a lie! Save your money and look into another school that will NOT CHEAT YOU! read more

I am a past student and former Cosmetology Instructor of Lu Ross. During my time there as a student I enjoyed the education I received. The Instructors were informative, helpful, and patient. I loved the guest speakers, demos, and loved that Lu Ross is an established school. It was nice to attend a school that has history and experience, not just a here today gone tomorrow type of school or program. I had some clients that had been coming to Lu Ross for more than 15 years!!! Talk about loyalty :) I HIGHLY recommend considering Lu Ross for your education. You will get the hands on experience you need all while using professional products!!! I also recommend the services that are offered to customers (the skincare treatment rooms are very relaxing and clean). I moved away from the Ventura area a few years back so I no longer work at Lu Ross or visit too often. Otherwise I would take advantage of the affordability of their services and be a regular client!!! My one negative would be that it was a bit caddy with all the girls there... Felt like high school all over again with lots and lots of drama. But sadly that is what comes with the experience of any beauty school so this isn't just particular to Lu Ross. If you apply yourself and stick to the education Lu Ross provides then you'll have a great opportunity to learn and be prepared when entering the beauty industry!!! read more

I currently attend Lu Ross as a student and I can easily say it is HORRIBLE. Let me begin with the campus itself. A rat was recently found in the break room, the ceilings are moldings, the floors are heavily dirty and stained, there are tons and tons of ants all over, the air ventilation is awful, and water drips from the ceiling. Anyone who walks into the building can tell that it is extremely run down and old. Now, the staff is equally as horrible. Super rude and don't teach the students shit!!!! Literally everything the students learn is all on their own. The instructors are always just on their phone, but god forbid a student is caught on their phone, or else they're sent home! We barely are supplied enough equipment to work. It is not worth $20K. Please don't make the same mistake I did and attend a different beauty school. read more

I was really interested in going to this school this year, although after hearing the experience my sister is having here. Im highly reconsidering, the staff sounds horrible, talk about being unprofessional. Coming from a family who are business owners, I can honestly say that this academy lacks organization and structure. It sounds like this school will keep declining as long as they keep certain members of their staff. I understand that these women have probably been doing their job for I don't know how many years, but from the sound of it. I can tell they are tired and not happy with their lives. Its probably about time for these incompetent women to retire and allow people to come in who are willing to go above and beyond for these students. The whole point of this academy is to give a excellent experience, while instructing students who are on their path to receiving their licenses. If someone is paying a good amount of money to learn and receive their license, then give them their moneys worth. The last thing you should do is to intimidate or an antagonize students, Lu Ross Academy should be re-evaluated if they are going to continue their practices. DO NOT WASTE YOU TIME! LU ROSS ACADEMY IS A SHAM. Unfortunately. lol ****I did not write my sisters name on here, after hearing of how horrible the staff is treated I would not make the mistake of allowing you guys to go after her. People deserve to know that your school is unprofessional. No agenda behind this other than the fact that people should be treated fairly and with respect. Lu Ross should remember why they started the academy, rather than be driven by money. read more

I've gone to this school in 2017 & I can honestly say that they were the worst school in Ventura county ! Their staff is horrible let alone the management is even worse. I only went here because someone I knew worked here and I seriously feel like I wasted my time and $20k on this dumbass school that's so cheap everything's outta date the kitchen is way outta code. The AC vents drip water on my clients and sometimes it doesn't even work so everyone is dripping in sweat....when it's not fair because we have to work with blow dryers on us and the clients... I came back this year and everything is still the same the night teachers made rumors about me and my friend which was very immature they are rude (even my client noticed, which says something)..this school is just an all in all HORRIBLE school I WOULD NOT recommend anyone to come here because if you do I'm sorry but your just throwing $20k down the toilet ! read more

I went to school for makeup at Lu Ross in 2011/2012. The teacher Holly was unhappy with her job and would talk about how she wanted out but makeup was all she knew. Not a very inspiring teacher. Excitable but not passionate. The makeup certificate was $3/4K for 3 months. @Ken- I definitely went here. It is basically a waste of money. I got some good photos but for $4k it's not worth it. Most people in the class were unhappy with the results. No support for finding work besides telling people to do lots of makeup for free for awhile and also to do anything anyone asks. There's not a lot of places to choose from though. Ventura college has a make up program but I'm not sure of the details... read more

18 things you need to know before becoming a student at LuRoss I am a current student at Lu Ross Academy. If you are planning on studying esthetician I can give my honest opinion of what I feel are problems. I have three (including graduates degree in Psychology) other degrees from 2 other educational institutions and have never experienced any thing like this before. 1. Problem#1: Their time clock system thats responsible for tracking student's clocked hours is inefficient. You are given a student ID no. in which anyone has access to(i.e. its posted everywhere on the wall&written on paper) so at any given time you can be clocked in and out of school by anyone. It is a nightmare getting this problem fixed dont even bother filling out a pink slip to get it corrected they may get lost in translation. So when its time to graduate you have a horrible (paper) system to track your time..so much paper..which means saving trees its not an option. No one really wants to geniunely help you. The person responsible for fixing this problem is either always busy, unavailable, or is too overwhelmed to help. 2. Problem#2 Diversity Training & Management- First off if you are African American or don't speak Spanish I wouldn't even suggest you apply. Between the students and instructors having side conversation in Spanish you will not have any idea what's going on most of the time. You will constantly feel excluded and you will feel excluded, attacked and everything you do will be amplified especially if you made any mistake (the same mistake that a non Black made) & it will be brought up for discussion in a negative and criticizing way; no Matter what you do you will be treated unfairly. Your intelligence will constantly be misjudged and questioned. You will be discriminated against by other students and administration equally. There is no equality here; in the esthetician program. If you notify administration they are not professionally equipped to help you. Btw: As a student you are even required by the school you to watch a movie that refers to Black people as "merchandise" and Slaves. Don't bother telling anyone in management your feelings they will act as if you are imaging things & discount your concerns & mention your concerns in front of other students so that you are excluded even more. 3. Administration-one word "Disorganized" 4. Parking accomodations- Parking area isn't equipped to handle the number of students attending this school. However, they continue to enroll more students but there is no way to accommodate their vehicles. 5. Your morale will always be challenged due to the chaotic day to day confusion and insults from class mates. 6. Lunch Area- Its not equipped to seat all students or more than 20 students at a time. There are always ants all over the water cooler, in the sinks, crawling on clients during services and sometimes in the fridge where your much is stored. 7. Bathrooms- the bathrooms are always dirty and unsanitary. They smell really bad and bathrooms are rarely cleaned. 8. Products used on clients- Beware some (skin) products could be expired by evidence of the shelf life expiration date. 9. Communication- I am a current student and I am still receiving emails to start school. 10. Minkys Eye lash extension- If you chose this school for this certification like myself. You will disappointed with the less than 2 hours of training & 1 hr of practice that you receive. Honestly, you probably learn more from YouTube than this class. *You rec a very limited starter kit which can be purchased from Amazon for 29.99 11. You will learn some things to take along with you but I can't promise that your educational experience will be successful. Really research a school before you start. 12. The esthetician instructors try their best to teach with the limited resources their given. 13. You receive a skincare kit that includes professional products. I haven't researched the cost yet. Ill include that later. 14. You will receive a very limited 2 day Make-up class. The instructor is lovely and very knowledgeable. Based on that class You are required to do make up on clients with your limited knowledge. You will rec make up brushes which you can purchase 15.00 on Amazon. Ill include link on a later date. 15. If you are older there will be a lot of immature individuals that you will meet along the way in this school. 16. If your instructor favors you you will receive all types of privileges or if not pace yourself and tread lightly. 17. It is an old building there are rats but the place has character. 18. You receive 1 white smock you are required to wear it daily. Be very careful not to stain it or purchase your own extras out of own pocket. read more

Horrible job and don't know what they are doing. They rush in your hair and are very unhappy last time came out of there. They don't care... I was sad read more

Attended the manicuring program. Teacher Wendy is a wonderful teacher!! Great program!!!

I started looking for school for the barbering crossover program. I I've decided to go with a different school because from the moment I walked in the woman wasn't the nicest when she said there was going to be a 30 minute wait because I didn't have an appointment. She told me about the barbering program which some of the information was incorrect because things had recently changed. That I can understand but not knowing some of the basic things that the crossover program covered? And then not getting back to me in a timely manner? I had to go to a different school. The barbering teacher seemed awesome but it took so long for her to get back to me on simple info I was completely turned off by the school. I hope she's more timely with other students. read more

If you are disciplined, willing to learn, then Lu Ross Academy will give you the necessary tools to succeed. The teachers and staff were great; I owe them for teaching me so much. Kim, Monique, Jeanine, Nalani - great people, encouraging, and, most of all, made sure I was able to pass State Board which has enabled me to have a job doing what I love. read more