Empire Beauty Schools, founded in 1948, is the largest cosmetology school in the United States.^{[citation needed]} The school is headquartered in Pottsville, Pennsylvania and is one of the city's leading local employers behind D. G. Yuengling & Son.^{[citation needed]}

Empire Beauty Schools recently purchased all of the beauty schools from Regis Corporation, formerly the largest cosmetology school in the United States.^[1]

Empire Education Group participates in annual fundraising efforts for local charities. In 2007, the company garnered a quarter-million dollars for KidsPeace, headquartered in Pennsylvania. Empire Beauty Schools hosted National Day of Beauty, a one day event in which students discounted hair, skin and nail services and 100 per cent of the proceeds were sent directly to the KidsPeace organization.^[2]

Empire Education Group annually hosts the largest hair and nail competition in the U.S. Empire’s National Competition and Hair Show brings competitors from the school’s 87 campuses, together for the two-day event. Competitors participate in one-hour long events such as Long Hair Evening Design, Ladies Trend Cut and Style with Color and Nail Art Display. Top winners earn educational trips to shadow and learn from industry professionals around the globe. The 2008 first place winners earned all-expense paid trips to Hawaii, Spain and the Netherlands.^[3][4][5]

[edit] References

1. ^ Regis announces it intends to merge its 51 accredited cosmetology schools with Empire Beauty Schools, Inc.'s 37 accredited cosmetology schools. | Reuters
2. ^ Reuters
3. ^ Press Release
4. ^ Find Articles
5. ^ Trade Magazine

[edit] External links

• Empire Beauty School homepage
• Empire Beauty Schools directory