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Rob Roy Academy
Rob Roy Academy
Rob Roy Academy

Rob Roy Academy Worcester Campus & Corporate Office

Beauty school salon in Worcester, MA · 5 locations

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Rob Roy Academy was founded in 1979, when its first school opened. The founders, Robert Lapierre and Roy Samra, had started out as hairdressers in 1958 with a single salon in Worcester, Massachusetts, and before opening the school they ran weekly training sessions in their salons.

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About

Rob Roy Academy was founded in 1979, when its first school opened. The founders, Robert Lapierre and Roy Samra, had started out as hairdressers in 1958 with a single salon in Worcester, Massachusetts, and before opening the school they ran weekly training sessions in their salons.

Rob Roy Academy describes its aim as a post-secondary education that builds technical skill, self-assurance and interpersonal ability, preparing students for licensure and jobs in the beauty and barber fields. Equipment and textbooks are supplied and covered by the total course cost. Students are required to wear a black Rob Roy Academy smock bearing a name tag, paired with plain black pants or a skirt; the top may be any colour.

Cosmetology is a 1,000-hour program offered in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, covering haircutting fundamentals, clipper cutting, texturizing, hair coloring and highlighting, nails, makeup application and skin care. Barbering is also a 1,000-hour program, covering haircutting, advanced clipper cutting, shaving and skin care, grooming, texturizing and hair coloring. Esthetics, offered at the Fall River and Worcester campuses, covers skincare physiology and analysis, facial and massage techniques, hair removal, makeup and professional skills. Manicuring covers nail and limb anatomy, safe nail practices, manicures, pedicures, gel and acrylic enhancements, hand massage and nail art. Instructor Training is offered at the Woonsocket campus in day and evening sessions and covers course development, teaching principles, lesson planning, classroom management and evaluation.

The Clinic is a service area where all work is performed by supervised students, and student clinics offer full client services in cosmetology, esthetics and barbering. Clients book by calling their preferred campus. Color and texture services include a cut and style, and their prices may vary depending on the amount of product needed. Keratin treatment includes take-home products.

Each campus offers its own mix of programs. Fall River offers cosmetology, barbering and esthetics; New Bedford and Taunton offer cosmetology; Woonsocket offers cosmetology, barbering and instructor training; and Worcester offers cosmetology and barbering. Some programs offer full-time and part-time schedules, and some campuses offer day and evening classes. Most classes start monthly, and the schedule for a specific program and location is provided on request. Applicants may enroll at any time except for the Esthetics program.

The school states that it is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering, accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, and approved by the federal Department of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Higher Education. It is also a member of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools, the Massachusetts Association of Cosmetology Schools and the Massachusetts Association of Private Career Schools. Applicants must be at least 16 in Massachusetts or 18 in Rhode Island, hold a high school diploma or GED, interview with an admissions representative and provide transcripts. Licensed Massachusetts barbers and cosmetologists are entitled to a 500-hour credit toward the 1,000-hour program in the other field.

Graduates are offered employment assistance regardless of graduation date, and the school employs a placement advisor, though it does not guarantee employment or specific salaries. Housing is not offered at any location. Students have access to federal and state financial aid programs, and an interest-free payment plan is available. Financial aid applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals or recognized aliens, and student loans are not issued until a student has been enrolled for at least 30 days.

Training is education-first, built around supervised hands-on work in the Clinic and student clinics alongside classroom instruction. The school teaches a step-by-step haircutting method, called The System, that the founders designed to cover haircutting fundamentals.

According to the school, each campus has its own personality and hosts skill competitions such as barber battles, cosmetology competitions and cut-a-thons.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Haircuts, line ups, beard and mustache trims, barber designs, hot towel shaves and a barber facial.

  • Barber Design $5
  • Beard & Mustache Trim $5
  • Hot Towel Shave $6
  • Barber Facial $15

A specialty body wrap.

  • Specialty Body Wrap $60

Brow tinting combined with waxing.

  • Brow Tint & Wax $20

Single process and double process color, highlights, foil services and balayage, with a cut and style included. Prices may vary with the amount of product needed.

  • Partial Foil (10-14 foils) $35
  • Single Process Color $35
  • Cap Highlight $40
  • Balayage $55
  • Full Foil $60
  • Double Process Balayage $65
  • Double Process Color $65

Line ups, clipper haircuts and haircuts with a style.

  • Line Up $3
  • Clipper Haircut $6
  • Cutting Clipper Haircut $6
  • Haircut & Style $12

Basic, advanced and glycolic peel facials, back facials, and add-ons for enhanced exfoliation and serum treatments.

  • Enhanced Exfoliation add-on $10
  • Serum Treatment add-on $10
  • With / enhanced exfoliation $10
  • With / serum treatment $10
  • Basic Facial $15
  • Basic Facial (Esthetics) $30
  • Advanced Facial $45
  • Glycolic Peel Facial $45
  • Back Facial $50

Natural and fashion makeup applications.

  • Natural Makeup $20
  • Fashion Makeup $25

Manicures, pedicures and gel manicures.

  • Manicure $10
  • Pedicure $15
  • Gel Manicure $20

Blow dry styles or sets and special occasion styling.

  • Blow Dry Style / Set $10
  • Special Occasion Style $15

Perms, specialty perms, relaxers and keratin treatments, with a cut and style included. Prices may vary with the amount of product needed.

  • Perm $35
  • Relaxer $35
  • Specialty Perm $50
  • Keratin Treatment $140
  • Keratin Treatment (includes take home products) $140

Conditioning, scalp and Defy Damage treatments.

  • Conditioning Treatment $10
  • Defy Damage Treatment $10
  • Scalp Treatment $10

Waxing for the face, underarms, arms, bikini, chest, back and legs.

  • Chin $5
  • Chin Wax $5
  • Chin Waxing $5
  • Eyebrows $5
  • Eyebrows Waxing $5
  • Eyebrow Wax $5
  • Lip Wax $5
  • Upper lip $5
  • Upper Lip Waxing $5
  • Bikini Wax $15
  • Forearm Wax $15
  • Underarm Wax $15
  • Full Arm Wax $20
  • Lower Leg Wax $25
  • Back Wax $35
  • Chest Wax $35
  • Full Leg Wax $40

Photos

  • Student cutting hair in class with title overlay
  • Founders photos from 1979 with heritage text overlay
  • Student cutting hair in class, mobile hero crop
  • Barber working on client beard with barbering promo text
  • Cosmetology student at work with program promo text
  • Esthetics student giving facial with program promo text
  • Instructors training a student on haircutting in Woonsocket
  • Group of attendees gathered at a Fall River career fair
  • Long hair with dark roots and red ends, a salon color result
  • Storefront of the Rob Roy Academy school with signage
  • Group of students and staff posing with a completion certificate
  • Outdoor group photo of students and staff celebrating a graduate

Meet the team

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Highlights
  • The Clinic, where all work is performed by supervised students at listed prices
  • Prosper U business training covering business, technical and soft skills such as communication and chairside manners, which the school describes as an innovative, hands-on program for attracting and retaining clients
  • The System, a step-by-step haircutting method designed by the founders
  • 500-hour credit for licensed Massachusetts cosmetologists and barbers toward the 1,000-hour program
  • Five campuses with day and evening options at some locations
  • Instructor Training program at the Woonsocket campus
Good for
  • people considering a career in barbering, cosmetology, esthetics or manicuring
  • budget-minded clients booking Clinic services performed by supervised students
  • already-licensed Massachusetts barbers and cosmetologists looking for program credit
  • day or evening students
  • people who want to become instructors
Treats
  • haircuts and clipper cuts
  • hair color and highlights
  • texture and relaxing services
  • facials and skin care
  • hair removal
  • manicures and pedicures
  • makeup
  • brows
Techniques
  • clipper cutting
  • haircutting fundamentals
  • texturizing
  • balayage
  • foil highlights
  • cap highlights
  • perms and relaxers
  • keratin treatment
  • hot towel shave
  • glycolic peel

Products & treatments

  • Take-home products included with the keratin treatment

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