For 40 Years
Loraine's Academy
Making the world more "beautiful," one
persona at a time ...
Sitting in the lobby of Loraine’s Academy you hear the “buzz. “ A
client walks in for a scheduled student massage; a cosmetology
graduate visits; a future student arrives to enroll in a specialty
program. It’s always the same; “I love this place” “It’s so well
established...it’s their 40th anniversary you know...” “Looks
great, they really keep it up-to-date!” “My hairdresser
recommended them.”
At this school
“beauty” runs much more than skin deep. Loraine’s is a private
school specializing in vocational training in cosmetology and
related arts and sciences. Owned by two sisters, Nancy Fordham
and Kathryn Alvarez, the highly acclaimed school attracts students
from neighboring communities and around the world. Most are
referrals from friends, wellness centers, doctors, the internet,
hairdressers, top salons, high schools, and the media.
As baby boomers
are maturing, all salon and massage services are booming.
Loraine’s offers career training not only in hair, skin and nails,
but also Therapeutic Massage. The massage program features
small-personalized classes, highly qualified instructors including
three physicians, a supervised student massage clinic, and many
extra “modalities” provided at no additional charge. Potential
students are encouraged to enroll at Loraine’s to learn to provide
stress and pain relief, by friends, successful graduates,
chiropractors, and owners of massage therapy clinics. Students
are often offered positions even before they graduate.
Over the years,
Loraine’s has graduated over 5000 hairstylists, nail technicians,
skin care experts, and massage therapists. Loraine’s graduates
have gone on to become stylists, medical estheticians, nail
technicians, platform artists, published authors, state board
members, salon owners, school owners, makeup artists to the stars,
and wellness specialists.
By caring for the
whole person and “seeking to prove, through service, integrity,
fair play, and a passion for learning, that success in business,
as in life, comes from the triumph of principles, “ Loraine’s
Academy does much more than provide their students with career
skills. They are offering education “beyond the status
quo”...making the world more “beautiful,” one person at a time.
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