Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy
Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy in Joliet, IL, focuses on training students for cosmetology and cosmetology instructor careers through a 1500-hour program that includes both theory and extensive practical experience. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on learning, with students progressing to work on clients in the school's clinic after completing basic training. The school also provides employment assistance, including posting job openings and hosting "salon days" where local salons meet with students.
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All Programs at Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy
1 trade program at Professional's Choice Hair Design, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
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Cosmetology
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43 | $19,587/yr | $8,645 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.