ARROJO cosmetology school

Class 67 enjoy Graduation adulation

Class 67 used the concept of Rhythm as the inspiration for their Graduation Presentation, an inspirational and celebratory event which marks the group's transition from students to stylists. Using classic hair cutting, coloring and styling techniques in combination with their creative vision, the stylists fashioned hairstyles that are a testament to their talent, and to the quality of their education at our career-shaping beauty school. 

At the outset of their program these students learned basics, like how to hold a comb; now they are accomplished in at all the skills of hairdressing, from classic scissor cutting to creative razor cutting, modern hair painting and fashion-forward styling. 

"We have had the distinct pleasure of watching this very diverse group of students grow into such a strong creative class. Their eclectic nature provided them with a unique experiences to learn from different parts of our culture and within different generations. We are proud of their accomplishments and we look forward to welcoming some of you into our salon family and watching others as they begin their journey," says Joseph Guinto, lead educator for the class. 

Highest GPA: Markee Speyer.  (Wins $350 gift certificate for ARROJO Advanced Academy)

Highest Retail: Markee Speyer.  (Wins $350 gift certificate for ARROJO Advanced Academy)

Best Attendance: Markee Speyer. (Wins $350 gift certificate for ARROJO Advanced Academy)

See more images of the Graduation below. 

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ATTENDING ARROJO COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL, PLEASE CALL 646 979 2265 X 411 OR EMAIL MADELEINE@ARROJONYC.COM .

OUR NEXT START DATE IS JUNE 3 & WILL BE TAUGHT BY WORLD-RENOWNED EDITORIAL STYLIST, PAUL MERRITT, WHOSE CREDITS INCLUDE ALEXU CHUNG, JENNIFER LAWRENCE, VOGUE, ID & VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW.

A Graduate presents their model with confidence & panache

A Graduate explains the inspiration behind her cut.

Shaking it up @arrojocosmo

Markee with her Graduation & award certificates

Student salon life: creative & inspiring.

The September to May academic calendar is followed all around the world, and dictates that most students –– whether studying history or hairdressing –– want to start their courses in the fall. Yet for future professional hairdressers, there are many surprising benefits to beginning your journey in spring / summer. Peek at our at-a-glance guide below.

That Personalized Boutique-School Feeling

ARROJO Cosmetology School offers a unique commitment to the quality of your education: A maximum of 16 students per educator. Nevertheless, with often as many as six classes starting in September-October, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. There are only two or three enrollment dates in spring / summer, making you and your classmates the center of attention.

Graduate at the Most Lucrative Time of Year for Stylists

Start our cosmetology program in the spring and you can be a professional by the Christmas Holidays. The Holidays are the busiest and most lucrative time of the year for hairdressers, giving you a great chance to earn some quick cash after seven months in school.

First Up for Job Opportunities

70-80% of cosmetology students start in September, which means they all graduate at the same time, which in turn means they will be looking for job opportunities at the same time, making the market more competitive. Start your program in spring / summer and graduate with less competition for careers placements.

Summer in the City

Summer in New York City. It’s hot, it’s glam, and it can be your playground.

Fall Fashion Week

With ARROJO’s connection to the fashion industry, our students are often invited to style hair for designers at New York Fashion Week. Enroll in spring / summer for the chance to be a part of the most iconic fashion week of them all: New York’s Autumn / Winter season.

Great for Career-Changers

While high school graduates line up for the September classes, for those that are coming to cosmetology school as a second career, starting school in spring / summer allows you to avoid the rush. Indeed, spring and summer start dates are most popular with mature students.

UPCOMING SPRING / SUMMER 2019 COSMETOLOGY START DATES

TRIBECA LOCATION: JUNE 3 & JULY 29

SOHO LOCATION: MAY 6 & JULY 15

UPCOMING SPRING / SUMMER 2019 BARBERING START DATES

SOHO LOCATION: AUG 5

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ATTENDING ARROJO COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL OR BARBERING ACADEMY PLEASE CONTACT OUR ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR AT 646 979 2265 X 411 OR BY EMAIL AT COSMO@ARROJONYC.COM  

FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE, TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID, MARIA GUIAO, AT 646 979 2265 X 408 OR BY EMAIL AT: MARIA@ARROJONYC.COM 

Olga attended ARROJO Cosmetology School & is now a successful stylist & educator at ARROJO SoHo

ARROJO Cosmetology Schoo alumni stories offer the chance to catch up with our graduates. Here we chat to Olga Vapnyar, a student who came to us ready to embark on her second career, and is now one of NYC’s most desirable hair stylists.

How did you become interested in the beauty industry?

I embraced the beauty industry as a second career. After not finding the job fulfillment I was looking for, I thought becoming a hairstylist would allow me to express my creativity, make people feel great, and develop a lasting, rewarding career for myself.

Why did you choose ARROJO Cosmetology School?

I knew that Arrojo had a great reputation. From the moment I walked into the Arrojo Cosmetology School facility, I knew that the education and environment offered there were bar non. I couldn't envision going anywhere else.

Is there anything that stands out in your mind about your experience here?

I remember the educators being very knowledgeable and supportive. The special friendships I built with my classmates. Great training for the state board. And bringing models/taking clients at different stages of my education offered great incite to my future apprenticeship and career.

What is your favorite new skill?

While I love working with all sorts of textures, creating beautiful shapes out of my fellow curly girls' hair always gives me a great satisfaction.

Any advice you can share with current or prospective students?

I would advise students to not be afraid to go after what they want. The journey won't always be easy but it will definitely make you better and stronger in the long run.

What did you do after graduation, and where are you working now?

After graduation, I was fortunate enough to attain a cut apprenticeship with Arrojo Studio and am proud to say I've been with the salon for 7+ years, currently working there as a Top level stylist and educator.

To begin your own journey as a stylist, please email madeleine@arrojonyc.com.

Or call 212 242 7786 x 5 x 411.

Classes 63 & 64 enjoy double graduation, putting new stylists into the industry

We are delighted to announce ARROJO Cosmetology School classes 63 and 64 enjoyed a remarkable double graduation. It means we have turned another 30+ passionate hair doers into professional stylists in the most glamorous and exciting city in the world.

In the beginning, these students were learning how to hold a comb. Now they can take the skills of hairdressing and use them to create cuts, colors, and styles that depict a chosen era or theme, while making their models look and feel like a million bucks.

“This is a remarkable group of talented and committed individuals,” said School Director Jennifer Adams. “They have great energy and we’re always up for taking their client services to the best level. We hope some of them join our team and for all we know success is their destiny. Happy hair days, my fellow professionals.”

As part of each class’s program, there is a chance to win Gift Certificates for $350 each for ARROJO Advanced Academy so that the winning student is empowered to continue their education with advanced classes. The awards for classes 63 and 64 were as follows:

63

Highest Attendance - Hannah Layden

Highest GPA - Hannah Layden

Highest Retail - Elizabeth Bertekap

64

Highest Attendance - Julia Sciorntino

Highest GPA - Nicolette Duggan

Highest Retail - Kaitlin Jamie

See a few more images from the Graduation Presentations Below.

If you want to become a hair stylist or barber, we offer award-winning currcula in the heart of NYC. For info, please email madeleine@arrojonyc.com .

Good times & great hair

Model & graduate looking good, feeling great

All graduates present their model to the group. It’s great practice for life as a stylist!

Explaining the creative process –– it is what hair stylists do!

Models walk the runway with the great hair strut

Jennifer Lord

CONGRATULATIONS JENNIFER LORD! Joining an illustrious group of previous winners from ARROJO Cosmetology School, Jennifer is the latest recipient of the prestigious Beauty Changes Lives “Arnold M Miller Find A Way Student Scholarship.” She receives $15,000 to pay for her school tuition. Her winning video submission portrays the passion, artistry, hard work, and fearlessness that stands out in a crowd. Watch it below, and get inspired to make beauty change your life.

Jennifer LordCreative Director, Producer, Natural Hair Stylist
Editor-in-Chief of Natural Hollywood: www.naturalhollywood.com

Instagram: @naturalhollywood Fb: @naturalhairstylist.Jennifer.Lord

The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation is committed to uniting the beauty industry to support the next generation of beauty and wellness professionals. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded over $1 million in scholarships to cosmetology, nail, massage and esthetic students studying at qualifying AACS schools. Arnie Miller had a Find-A-Way Attitude in business and his life. Whatever the challenge, he always found a way to make it happen! “Can’t do” wasn’t in his vocabulary. If you have a “Find-A-Way Attitude” in your life and career, this is the scholarship for you.

INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ARROJO COSMETOLOGY? 

TO TAKE A TOUR OF OUR TRIBECA OR SOHO CAMPUS, PLEASE CALL 646.979.2265 x 411 OR EMAIL cosmo@arrojonyc.com.

Grooming modern styles in keeping with latest trends, Barber Academy Class 4 showed their new artistic chops in their Graduation Presentation. Themed on fluidity, military-inspired looks, lean shapes, texture and taper came into sharp focus in a cutting-edge finale to their 4-month program. 

“I love men’s grooming; I feel so privileged that I get to teach people my passion,” says Grace Vega, Main Educator for the class. “And never more so when I get to work with such an outstanding group of aspirational, talented, and hard-working students.

“Not only do these Graduates possess the classic barbering skills that will always be in demand, they have absorbed advanced techniques, like straightedge razor cutting, that will give them a point of difference out in the marketplace. These new barbers are going to stand out in the crowd.”

Congratulations to Class B4, we can’t wait to see what your future holds!

B2’s High Achievement Awards (The winner of each award gets a $350 gift certificate for advanced education at ARROJO Academy)

Highest Attendance: Lauren Pearson

Highest GPA: Lauren Pearson

See more pics from the Graduation Celebration. . . .

Want to become a modern creative barber? Learn about our career-shaping Barber Academy. To arrange a school tour or enrollment, please call 646 979 2265 X 411 or email cosmo@arrojonyc.com.

Image from Control collection from ARROJO Creative.

In the city that never sleeps, there is a renaissance of that much-loved old neighborhood standby: the barbershop. Authentic-looking barbershops –– done up with antique fixtures and fittings, vintage barbering chairs, and a bottle of bourbon on the counter –– are popping up all over the five boroughs, ushering in, with a Johnny Cash soundtrack, a new era of gentlemanly fashions. Ahead of the curve, ARROJO’s new collection, Control, is a bespoke example of modern men’s grooming.

“Control highlights the elevated barbering techniques that we champion and that will keep the craft fashionable for years to come,” says Paul Merritt, ARROJO Master Stylist and Cosmetology School and Barbering Academy Creative Director who conceptualized the Control collection at Nick Arrojo’s request.

Image from Control collection from ARROJO Creative.

Continues Paul: “Combining elevated barbering skills with many of the classic and creative trends and techniques that ARROJO is already renowned for, like texture and taper and freehand cutting, the Control collection was a means for us to push the envelope of modern men’s grooming.”

With the new barbering licensing curriculum now into its second year, Control’s sharp, square and lean shapes give bite to the brand’s entry into the men’s grooming market.

Image from Control collection from ARROJO Creative.

“Right now everyone is enjoying the barbering revival, says Nick Arrojo. “But like any industry, maintaining lasting appeal depends on constant innovation. We want to inspire the next generation of barbers to be inventive thinkers, cutting-edge craftsmen, masters of creativity. Control is a statement of what we think is cool.”

See more images from the Control collection below. In 2019, there are four Barber Academy start dates: Feb 4, June 17, Aug 5, Nov 18. To learn more and/or arrange a school tour, please email madeleine@arrojonyc.com or call 646 979 2265 X 411.



Image from Control collection from ARROJO Creative.

Image from Control collection from ARROJO Creative.

Control Credits:

Hair: Paul Merritt & ARROJO Creative Team for ARROJO Creative using ARROJO Product

Photography: David Schulze

The members of Part Time Class 13 put their professionalism and creativity on display in an innovative Graduation Presentation at ARROJO Cosmetology School.

In the beginning, these students were learning how to hold a comb. Now they can take the fundamental skills of hairdressing and use them to create cuts, colors, and styles that depict a chosen era or theme, while making their models look and feel like a million bucks.

“This is a remarkable group of talented and committed individuals,” said School Director Joseph Guinto in his Graduation speech. They have great energy and we’re always up for taking their client services to the best level. We hope some of them join our team and for all we know success is their destiny. Happy travels, my friends.”

As part of each class’s program, there is a chance to win Gift Certificates for $350 each for ARROJO Advanced Academy so that the winning student is empowered to continue their education with advanced classes. For Part Time Class 13 the awards were as follows:

Highest retail: Luis LeBron (Wins a $350 gift certificate for ARROJO Advanced Academy)
Best Attendance: Dominic Coluccio (Wins a $350 gift certificate for ARROJO Advanced Academy)
Highest GPA: Amanda Gagliardi (Wins a $350 gift certificate for ARROJO Advanced Academy)

See images from the Graduation Presentation Below.

Watch their Graduation Video on Youtube.

If you want to become a hair stylist or barber, we offer award-winning currcula in the heart of NYC. For info, please email madeleine@arrojonyc.com .

Please join us January 10th as we celebrate 10 amazing years of inspirational, career-shaping education with one night to remember.

Hosted by Visionary School Owner & Founder, Nick Arrojo 

With Special Guest, the OG School Director Loretta O’Connell Flying In From the UK! 

Featuring a Hair-Raising Alumni Runway Presentation 

Mingling & Cocktail Drinking 

DJs & Good Times

January 10 @ARROJO Cosmetology School SoHo 

7pm till 10pm

56 King St. NYC 

To RSVP, please email madeleine@arrojonyc.com or call 646 979 2265 x 409

We believe in more than a cosmetology license. We believe in modern trends, contemporary techniques, technical precision, creative inspiration, and a great career. 

Be a part of it as we celebrate those who have shared our path.

After 8 months of hard work, Class 60 graduates with a top of the line model presentation surrounded by their loved ones. Their graduation theme was The Factory by Andy Warhol.

In 1963, Warhol attended a “haircutting party” that was decorated with tin foil, silver paint and broken mirrors, which inspired Warhol so much that he designed his NYC studio space just the same, thus The Factory was born. The Factory was the hip hangout for artistic types where many of his famous pieces of art were created.

Warhol’s affinity for the intersection of bohemian street style and hollywood glamour inspired our students to visualize their own models as pieces of visual art. Stunning asymmetrical bobs, razor lobs, and iridescent purple hues lined the TriBeCa Theater. Tears were flowing and sentiments of gratitude filled the room as Class 60 thanked their families & their ARROJO educators.

“It has been my absolute pleasure being your main educator,” says Main Educator Aisha Robley. I have been an educator for 15 years and you will be my most loved and memorable class in my career. I absolutely adore you all. Thank you for always, always being consistent. Thank you for being a strong positive team, a loving group of friends, my Beautiful school children. “

A big congratulations to Class 60! You’ll always have a home at ARROJO. We can’t wait to see where your future takes you.

Class 60 High Achievement Awards: (The winner of each award gets a $350 gift certificate for advanced education at ARROJO Academy)

Highest GPA Katelyn Fagan

Perfect Attendance Katelyn Fagan

Highest Retail Michelle Aquino

See some of their graduation pics below.

The Class 60 Graduates; Below take a look at their presentation models.

Nick Arrojo congratulates the graduates & gives a send off speech.