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🏆 The 2026 AACS Golden School Awards are officially OPEN!

Your school works hard every day to inspire students, strengthen your community, and shape the future of beauty, barber, and wellness education. Now it's time to be recognized.

✨ New for 2026: Small School of the Year - recognizing the smaller schools making extraordinary impact in their communities.

Ready to share your story?

📲 Enter today through the link in our bio or head to aacs.events/GSA26

#GoldenSchoolAwards #AACS #CosmetologyEducation #CareerSchools by @aacschools

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2 months ago

Raise your hand if you would have NOT been able to beauty school without a loan?!

In the last few years I’ve learned that schools feed the entire beauty industry eco system.

They are the ones who shape tomorrows work force & without them we not only loose schools, incredible companies & educators we loose a strong industry, they are the funnel for the workforce we hire. This would impact negatively every single corner of the industry & our legitimacy very quickly.

We need students being graduated constantly to keep our industry thriving. TODAY & for the next little bit we need every single beauty & wellness pro to help. Salon owners, beauty pros, influencers & those who love our industry. We need help now.

SAVE OUR BEAUTY SCHOOLS & INDUSTRY!!! There is a bill being passed that would cut loan funding for beauty school students which would put 92% of beauty schools in the United States are at risk of closing because of a federal regulation that completely ignores how this industry actually works. This has been an issue for a long time but our voice is needed now so we can be categorized & prioritized correctly.

It does not count tips, part time schedules, the gender wage gap, how many of us are entrepreneurs, how many women work in this field & are mothers & don’t work full time schedules, the large portion of our industry that is minorities & the systemic differences, the years it takes to build a clientele & much more. It just decides that this path is not worth protecting or providing resources for.

We refuse to stay quiet about this…we have worked so hard to make this industry great & we must protect it & share the impact we have.

This industry gave so many of us a career when nothing else fit. It gave us a license, a livelihood, & a community. It gave our clients a safe place to land on their hardest days. It built businesses, employed families, & created entrepreneurs out of people the world forgot to count.

That is not a backup plan. That is a calling. Add your voice to the My Secret Impact movement right now.

It takes less than 90 seconds & it can SAVE this industry. Read the instructions above or below in caption ⚠️⬇️ by @aacschools

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6 months ago

Just another perk of working in the beauty industry! ✂️✨

At last weekend’s Quarterly Partner Expo, AACS Director of Events & Education Kimber Nation got an impromptu haircut from Board Vice Chair and L’esprit Academy owner, Stacy Wells!

With SharkFin Shears and Fromm Pro clips in hand, it turned into the perfect example of our industry doing what it does best: connecting, collaborating, and supporting one another. ❤️

Sometimes, it just happens one haircut at a time!

#AACS #BeautyEducation #BeautyIndustry #IndustryPartners by @aacschools

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✨ Get noticed. Build connections. Grow enrollment.

The Admissions & Marketing track at #AACSAnnual2026 is packed with ideas to help your school reach prospective students, strengthen your message, and build a healthier enrollment pipeline.

Ready for some fresh inspiration? We’ll see you in Las Vegas! 🎰✨

📍 October 22–24
aacs.events/AC26

#AACSAnnual2026 #Admissions #SchoolMarketing #CareerEducatio by @aacschools

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3 days ago

📋 Stay informed. Stay prepared.

The Compliance & Accreditation track at #AACSAnnual2026 brings school leaders timely information on the issues and changes affecting beauty, barber, and wellness education.

Because when the landscape changes, knowing what’s coming makes a difference.

📍 Las Vegas | October 22–24
🔗 aacs.events/AC26

#AACSAnnual2026 #Accreditation #Compliance #CareerEducation by @aacschools

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7 days ago

NEW at Annual Conference: Owners After Hours 🌙✨

Just school owners. Just real conversation.

Connect with fellow owners, swap ideas, share challenges, talk best practices, and build relationships in an exclusive, owners-only setting.

No employees. No partners. No AACS staff...Just owners.

📅 Oct. 21 | 7–8:30 p.m.
📍 Mandalay Bay | Las Vegas

Registered school owners: watch for your invitation!

#AACSAnnualConference #SchoolOwners #BeautySchool #BeautyEducation #SchoolLeadership by @aacschools

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16 days ago

The lineup is HERE! 🎉🎤

Meet the presenters taking the stage at the 2026 AACS Annual Conference and explore this year’s educational tracks—from Admissions & Marketing to Career Services, Compliance, Operations, and the Clinic Floor.

✨ See what’s waiting for you in Las Vegas.

🔗 Full lineup at aacs.events/AC26

#AACSAnnualConference #BeautyEducation #BeautySchool #CareerEducation #LasVegas by @aacschools

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17 days ago

Behind every policy decision is a student whose future could be affected.

💬 “I could not have afforded beauty school without federal financial aid. It was because of that, that I could attend at all.”

For so many students, beauty, barber, and wellness education is a pathway to a career, financial independence, and a brighter future.

Their voices matter. Their access to education matters.

🔗 Read the full Fox News story at www.foxnews.com/politics/beauty-school-moms-caught-accreditation-crossfire-trump-admin-weighs-consequential-decision

#AACS #BeautyEducation #CareerEducation #CosmetologySchool #StudentAccess by @aacschools

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21 days ago

🎤 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: Carol Woodard is coming to AACS Annual Conference!

International educator, author, and leadership expert Carol Woodard will take the stage in Las Vegas for her keynote, Forward with Purpose.

School leaders face constant demands, changing expectations, and big decisions. Carol’s fast-paced, motivational session will challenge leaders to reconnect their teams to the purpose behind their work, inspire greater commitment, and keep students at the center of every decision.

Because moving forward isn’t enough. We must move forward with purpose.

✨ Join us October 22–24 in Las Vegas
Register now at aacs.events/AC26

#AACSAnnualConference #BrightLightsBrighterFutures #SchoolLeadership #BeautyEducation #CareerEducation by @aacschools

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22 days ago

Is your smaller school making big waves in beauty, barber, and wellness education? 👀

There's still time to enter the Golden School Awards and have your school recognized on a national platform! From advocacy to marketing to student salons, your school is doing the hard work; now it's time to be recognized.

👉️ Get all the details and enter by Friday, September 11 at aacs.events/GSA26 by @aacschools

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23 days ago

Ready to turn your passion for beauty into a career? ✨

Sugarlash PRO is now offering in-person certification programs designed to give you the knowledge, hands-on experience, and confidence to succeed in the lash industry.

Choose the training that's right for you:

1-Day Lash Lift & Brow Lamination
2-Day Classic Lash Certification
2-Day Advanced Volume Certification
5-Day All-Inclusive Program featuring Classic, Volume, Lash Lift & Brow Lamination

Every program includes online pre-learning, hands-on training with live models, business education, certification guidance, and continued support after class (including virtual Q&A sessions and post-certification coaching).

Whether you're starting from scratch or expanding your service menu, we're here to help you build a career that's backed by industry-leading education and highly experienced lash artists.

Ready to get started? Email diana@sugarlashpro.com!

#SugarlashPRO #beautyeducation #lashartistry #lashbusiness #lashcommunity #AACSPremierPartner by @aacschools

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24 days ago

AACS is closed today, Monday, September 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. by @aacschools

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