If you are looking for a cosmetology school to attend, look elsewhere. Oehrliens used to be the…read more"go to" place; the name carried a certain level of experience and professionalism, clearly that has been thrown to the whey side. The teachers they have are experienced, have compassion, and care very much if the students succeed in cosmetology. They spend countless hours guiding the students and showing them "tricks of the trade". However, it appears there are only 2 and sometimes 3 teachers other than the owner, she however is a different subject. There was a turn around of employees, and based off the abuse, I can see why. The majority of students spend most days working on their mannequin heads, talking loudly, and laughing. As a customer it's actually quite annoying to have that kind of noise level and distractions. On several occasions the owner would override what a client and their stylist wanted, and choose what she deemed "best". Often times giving the client an entirely different cut, or not allowing them to get the chemical service they had asked for. My child was actually a student there. We spent well over $20k to have my child no longer even want to be in the cosmetology field because of the verbal abuse that was freely given by the owner and her husband. On a regular basis: there were no teachers for the classroom and groups had to be combined, students were belittled, told to get thicker skin, told they would not amount to anything, and told they would never make it in the cosmetology field, yet they would graciously take their $20+k for tuition. If there was an issue with another student, their response would be, "deal with it". There was vandalism and theft that was never addressed and ignored. The dropout rate is very high, and many of those students have to take a break, some come back to finish, but most don't return. If we were able to do it all over again I would certainly say, RUN, don't enroll. Go to Paul Mitchell, it's worth the drive.

My first visit and not impressed at all!! Waited for over an hour to be seen, I got to the salon…read more13 minutes after it opened. I expect long waits at beauty schools, I understand, however when I asked how it worked because I had waited for almost an hour, they said they just must have skipped me and they were really busy. Annoyed I was polite sat down and waited (like an idiot) another 20 minutes, without a word watching client after client called up. I am a VERY patient person, I know what I'm paying for and how it works. It was so disappointing to see they lack of training in customer service. They really do give beauty schools a bad name. Unless you have a "friend" that works here, please don't waste your time. And from the looks of it, if you want a well trained hairdresser don't waste your time here.