The Metropolitan Hair Academy of Beauty and Barbering was first created to give applicant/students a hair school that teaches both Cosmetology and Barbering all under one roof. It was for this reason that Nicholas Melissaris took a quote from his father and continued the family legacy in hair. “No One Man or Woman can cut Everyone’s Hair in the World”. Costas Melissaris knew this when he first opened the Hairstyling Institute of Charlotte in 1975, and now over 35 years later The Metropolitan Hair Academy of Beauty and Barbering was born to do just that.

The Metropolitan Hair Academy is a school with the student in mind. Combining both Pivot Point Training and the approach to hair that the IT&LY Hair Fashion Group of Italy has given us, The Metropolitan Hair School creates a world of artistry that is second to none. As a Pivot Point Member School, education stands apart from all the others because of the Pivot Point difference. At The Metropolitan Hair Academy, “We teach you the Why, not just the How”… A Metropolitan Hair Academy graduate will leave our course with confidence in them-selves technically and the capacity as hair stylist to compete in today’s salons.

Also, the Metropolitan Hair Academy of Beauty and Barbering, we will prepare you with the skills needed to accomplish the state board exams, help you with locating the right position for you and prepare you for entering into the world of hair. Our educators will teach and guide you as you apply the latest techniques and test your knowledge whether you are creating on top quality hair mannequins or on our clinic floor patrons.

Hairstyling and Cosmetology is ranked one of the Best career paths to follow, according to “The US News and World Report Magazine”, March 24, 2008 issue. So, prepare for an exciting career.

For the duration of your Cosmetology and Barbering Core Curriculum we will emphasize the fashion and looks that clients are looking for in a hair stylist, while giving you the basics to always be grounded and prepared in your field. Our course includes, barbering techniques, retail sales, goal setting, cosmetology techniques, hair colouring formulation and techniques, chemical hair texturizing and client interaction just to name a few.

Running your own hair salon, being a part of a hair salon or studio, working behind the scenes at fashion shows, creating hair looks for magazine photographic shoots, and working in the international fashion arena are all career paths frequently discussed and taken by some of our graduates. All of our Pivot Point, IT&LY HAIR FASHION and Metropolitan Hair Academy courses require hard work, commitment and practice… “All with a touch of fun”.

And to “ Top It All Off” the trip to Amazing Milano Italy and a completion of not only your training in the Beauty and Barbering profession but also the ever enlightening of your mind’s eye and a culture where beauty begins and ends all as the sun rises and sets. Truly fantastic! Your hands will play in colours and styles while in class at the IT&LY Hair Fashion facility, and your heart will be engulfed with the mere word known as Milano, home to Fashion.

With a strong emphasis on the students and the knowledge needed in the field of beauty and barbering, we just don’t create hair dressers; we create great Hair Artist and Leaders in the hair profession. You are only a few steps away from your new future !