January 30, 2025

Coming Soon: A New Online Community for AACS Members!

In the next few weeks, AACS will launch its new digital community platform, AACS Connect. Members can enjoy a space to network and connect with one another, share best practices and challenges, find resources, and more.

We can't wait to take you on a tour of the new AACS Connect community. Stay tuned for more details, coming soon!

AACS & L'Oreal Student Stylist of the Year: Attend the Informational Webinar

The AACS & L'Oreal Student Stylist of the Year Award was created to bring attention to the great work our AACS schools are doing to educate the next generation of stylists!

Join us for an informative webinar to go over the details of this contest on Wednesday, February 12, at 1:00 pm, ET.

Registration Coming Soon: Congressional Summit & Hill Day 2025

Join us in the nation's capitol, April 29-30, 2025, for two days of advocacy and impactful industry connections. Together, we will stand as a united front to representatives in Congress to share the importance of the beauty, barber, and wellness education sector. Registration and more details are coming soon.

Renewal Reminder: Keep Your Account Current

All AACS members received their membership dues invoice in December. If you have yet to renew, please do so soon in order to keep your account current, maintain access to valuable member benefits, and enjoy exciting new benefits in 2025 like the AACS Connect community, the new Student Stylist of the Year contest, and more!

Beauty Changes Lives Winter Scholarship Season Ends Soon

BCL's Winter Scholarship Season is closing soon! View the Scholarship Opportunities.

Ogle School Opens in Atlanta

Ogle School's new campus in Atlanta offers hands-on cosmetology training and real-world experience to students and affordable treatments for customers.

Watch the interview with FOX 5 Atlanta.

Your School Can be Highlighted as an AACS "School in the News"

Do you have a press release, news article, or success story that you'd like to share with your fellow school owners and operators?

We'll share your story in our newsletter, on social media, and as a blog post on our website. It's easy - just send your news and media to jessica@myaacs.org to be featured!

Three Ways to Dramatically Increase Your Leads

Presented by Chris Linford, Oozle Media

New Date: Wednesday, February 5, 1:00 pm EST

See what the top beauty schools are doing with their website and search engine optimization to increase leads. You don’t want to miss this webinar…especially when schools are spending 11% more and typically getting 9% fewer leads year over year for their marketing! Don't let this happen to you in 2025!

American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) www.myAACS.org