We know that the excitement of becoming a beauty professional is an important ingredient in being successful in beauty school. That’s why the steps to becoming a student at Phagans is designed to give you all the information you need to make the right decision. Once you’ve gone through the steps to enrolling, you can be ecstatic about your future!

1. Schedule a Tour

   The first step to becoming a beauty school student at Phagans is to schedule a tour of the school. You can do this online or by calling 503-858-0469 to set up a tour. If you fill out the form on our website, a career planner will contact you to set up a time for a tour. Get the ball rolling by setting up your tour. We bet you’ll love it!

2. Take Your Tour

   When you come in for your tour the career planner can answer any questions you may have. They can give you the details on each program, how long it takes, and what you’ll need to do to become licensed. You can walk around the campus and see where you’ll be studying and working. The career planner will introduce you to instructors, other students, and maybe even the owner. During your tour you’ll be able to see what the culture of Phagans is like and if it’s a place where you think you could learn and grow.

3. Planning

   Most, if not all, of our students have other things going in life while they are going to beauty school. Work and family are a couple common examples. When you come in for your tour our career planner can help you build a personalized plan. The goal is to help you find a way to achieve your goals of building a new career on a schedule that works for you!

4. Money Talk

   Another thing that a career planner can help you figure out is how to pay for school. Financial aid is available to those who qualify, and a career planner can help you learn more about those options. They can show you where to apply for financial aid and explain the steps to make it easy. Paying for school is one of the biggest challenges that keeps aspiring beauty professionals from following their passion. Don’t fall into that trap. Let us help you find out how to pay for your education. We’ll show you that it’s totally possible!

Still Unsure?

Worried about being sold to or pressured into something? Don’t stress it. Our hope is to help people who really want to join the ranks of beauty professionals. For those who are ready to start building this kind of career, we are here to help them make plans to achieve that goal. If you’re on the fence, this can be a great way to help you make a better decision. If you decide that the path to a beauty career isn’t for you, that’s great. We’re happy that we can be there to help you make that choice. Your tour of Phagans will be all fun, no pressure.

Ready to Begin?

If you have been thinking about a career in the beauty industry schedule a tour of your Phagans campus today. We can help you get started on your journey to a career that you can love! We can’t wait to meet you.

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We like to catch up with students or graduates to ask them about their journey to becoming a beauty pro. Their answers to our questions and stories that they share are inspiring and can be a great example to younger students who are just getting started. We recently caught up with Samantha Borenheim. Samantha is not only a Phagans graduate, but worked for Phagans before enrolling in the cosmetology program.

We asked Samantha a few questions about her journey with Phagans and this is what she had to say:

How did you get involved with Phagans?
I got involved with Phagans back in May 2007 where I started in the admissions department at our Milwaukee campus, which later closed and turned into the Clackamas campus. I also worked at the Portland location for many years before attending school in the full cosmetology program at the Clackamas location. I was with Phagans for many years and consider them family.

• How do you think you have changed since being at Phagans?
  In the almost decade I was with phagans, I have changed considerably. I had been through many personal life changes and phagans was always there along the way to help and encourage me. I was at Phagans for almost a third of my life.
• What do you like doing most?
  I love making people feel beautiful! I feel honored to change how someone views theirself.
  I also love doing runway and fashion shows. I like how the whole production is put together! I love making headpieces for runway shows and photoshoot, which is a new passion of mine. I love working with my clients at my day job at JCPenney. I love how JCPenney encourages their employees to be the best they can be. I love that they have training so I can continually grow.
• What surprised you about beauty school?
  I went from a very administrative position to starting beauty school and having to use my hand and eye coordination skills. Using a different part of my brain did not come easy. This cosmetology craft takes a lot of practice to develop! And you learn new things everyday.
• What is your goal/dream now that you’ve graduated?
  Now that I’ve graduated I create new goals every day and strive to be my best. I am so honored to be involved with Couve Couture and now Seattle Fashion Week. I am also the Director of Hair and Makeup for Desi Designs. And I just graduated in December 2014! But my journey has been many years in the making. My dreams are coming true, but it wasn’t easy. You have to work for it every day and make it happen. It doesn’t come to you…you have to manifest it and make it happen. I love what I do and wake up every day excited for what’s to come!
• Sum up in one sentence what it means to be in the world of cosmetology.
  Making people feel beautiful is my career…and I love what I do!!
• Anything else?
  I started off in the industry close to 20 years ago doing hair and makeup at Glamour Shot back in the 90’s and managed a salon in high school. Then I went in a very corporate direction, from Jenny Craig to the Better Business Bureau. I really feel like I finally found my home when I started with Phagans. It’s been an incredible experience!

Samantha is a great example of following your dreams and building a career that you can love. We are proud to have students like Samantha!

Follow in Samantha’s Footsteps

Do you think the beauty industry is where you belong? You can start building your new career today! Contact us and we can help you begin your journey. Whether it’s cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, or nails we want to help you find your dream job. We are excited to see what you become!

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