Cannella School of Hair Design Villa Park

Cannella School of Hair Design describes itself as a family-owned cosmetology school and salon in Chicago and Villa Park, Illinois. According to the school, it has provided cosmetology education for more than 40 years. Its stated mission is to help students from all communities reach their cosmetology career goals, and it describes its programs as quality training that can lead to a career.

The main 1500-hour cosmetology program can be taken full-time or part-time, during the day or in the evening. Its curriculum is divided into several blocks: about 150 hours of general theory covering tools, shampooing, chemicals, hair types, sanitation, hygiene, skin conditions, anatomy, electricity and ethics; around 500 hours of chemical services and hair treatments such as permanent waving, coloring, bleaching, relaxing and scalp conditioning; roughly 475 hours of hair styling, including cutting, thinning, shaping, trimming, marcelling, curling and treatments; about 200 hours of shop management and client relations, covering bookkeeping, marketing, first aid and business ethics; and additional hours in esthetics and nail technology. The school notes that the program breakdown follows Illinois requirements and that the actual order of instruction may vary.

Cosmetology classes are taught in both English and Spanish, which makes the school accessible to Spanish-speaking students. A separate 1000-hour Teacher Training program, taught in English and also offered full-time or part-time, day or evening, is designed for people who want to teach cosmetology. It has a 500-hour post-graduate portion and a 500-hour teaching courses portion, which covers educational psychology, teaching methods, business administration, application of methods and 260 hours of supervised teaching.

Financial aid is available to students who qualify, and the school offers several payment options. Prospective students can reach the school by phone at 312 361 3316 or by email at cannellaschool1@gmail.com. The school is nationally accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences; that accreditation is listed as on probation.

The school focuses on education that prepares students for a cosmetology career, with a mission centered on serving students from many communities.