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Cosmetology
The complete craft — hair, color, cutting, skin, and nails. The widest license in beauty.
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Accredited · NACCAS · Billings & Great Falls
Become an
industry Pro.
Stop letting life get in the way. Train hands-on with Redken-trained facilitators, pass your state boards, and build the beauty career you've been dreaming about.
9
Hands-on programs
2
Montana campuses
Aid
Financial aid available
NACCAS-Accredited
Redken-Trained Facilitators
Hands-On From Day One
Financial Aid Available
A Bully-Free Campus
Take the first step
Request information
Tell us a little about you and we'll send program details, tuition, and the next start dates. No pressure — just answers.
Admissions, made simple
Your path starts here.
Three easy steps from "thinking about it" to your first day on the floor.
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Choose your course
Browse all nine programs and pick the craft that lights you up. Not sure yet? We'll help you decide.
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Apply in minutes
A short application and a friendly chat with admissions — plus financial-aid guidance for those who qualify.
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Book a campus tour
Walk the salon floor in Billings or Great Falls, meet your facilitators, and picture yourself here.
Our courses
Nine ways to build a career you love.
Every program is hands-on from day one, taught on a real salon floor, and built to get you board-ready and hireable.
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Barbering
Tapers, fades, lineups, and straight-razor shaves. Master the chair and the clippers.
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Esthetics
Skincare, facials, waxing, and lash artistry — the science of healthy, beautiful skin.
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Microdermabrasion
An advanced esthetics specialty — resurfacing treatments clients book again and again.
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Manicuring
Nail art, gels, acrylics, and pedicures — the fastest-growing corner of the industry.
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Massage Therapy
Therapeutic bodywork and spa technique — a calm, rewarding, in-demand path.
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Supplemental Barbering
Already licensed in cosmetology? Add barbering and double the chairs you can fill.
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Barbering — Nonchemical
A focused cutting and styling track for the barber who lives for the perfect fade.
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Teacher Training
Turn your license into a legacy. Learn to lead the next generation of beauty pros.
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What makes us different
More than a license — a craft, and a calling.
We train artists and entrepreneurs, not just test-takers. Here's what you'll find on day one.
Redken-trained facilitators
Learn current, salon-ready technique from facilitators trained by one of the industry's top names.
Real salon-floor hours
You practice on real clients in a working salon, so you graduate confident — not just certified.
A genuinely bully-free campus
A welcoming, inclusive community where every student belongs — students say it themselves.
Business & money skills
Booth rental, building a book, pricing your art — the business sense most schools skip.
Financial aid available
For those who qualify — our team walks you through every option and the net-price calculator.
Two Montana campuses
Train close to home in Billings or Great Falls — same standard, same heart, both locations.
Hands-on from day one
Your career isn't taught from a textbook. It's built on the floor — one client at a time.
From your first week, you're behind the chair with real tools, real clients, and a mentor at your shoulder.
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"I loved my time here. I'm so grateful for the hands-on experience — and I loved every one of my instructors. It honestly felt like family."Ivy P. — Cosmetology Graduate
Come see us
Two campuses, one family.
Book a tour and we'll show you around. Bring your questions — we love them.
It's time
Pursue your dream.
Your seat is waiting. Let's get you board-ready and behind the chair.
Admissions · admissions@montanaacademy.edu · (406) 771-8772 Ext. 5