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  • Our Facilities
    Altoona Beauty School's fine reputation has been maintained since its establishment in August 1956. In the past 50 years ABS has graduated thousands of professionals. Many of our graduates have gone on to work as stylists, salon managers, platform artists, and salespeople at beauty supply houses. A great deal have opened salons and surpassed even their own dreams. Altoona Beauty School continually strives to update and improve our facility and curriculums to offer students the best education at an affordable price.

    Our objective at Altoona Beauty School is to prepare our students for a successful career in today's modern world of cosmetology. To achieve these goals, we have a staff of eight instructors who are licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology. Our staff has had many years of teaching experience, as well as salon experience. The staff attends various seminars and workshops throughout the year to stay on top of today's ever changing hair trends, as well as teaching techniques.

    Altoona Beauty School practices no discrimination on the basis of race, creed, age, religion, sex, financial status or ethnic origin. We are an equal opportunity educator and employer.

    Our Staff
    Linzi Biesinger - Owner/Director
    Teresa Madigan - Supervisor/FAO
    Wendy VanAtta - Administrative Assistant
    Melinda Wolfe - Instructor
    Arla Bratton - Instructor
    Cathy Carrier - Instructor
    Jodi Weakland - Instructor
    Carol Lange - Instructor









    Our Objectives
    ABS strives to offer the best education possible for future stylists. Our objectives for each program are:
  • To educate the students to the highest level in their chosen field of cosmetology.
  • To expose the students to all aspects of clinical and practical procedures of their chosen field.
  • To impress upon the students the need to keep up with the ever changing field by attending professional educational seminars.
  • To instill upon the students a keen sense of professional ethics to enable them to be competitive and successful.
  • To educate and prepare the students to fulfill all requirements for State Board of Cosmetology.
  • Altoona Beauty School Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators (PAPSA)
  • Blair County Chamber of Commerce
  • Licensed by: Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology
  • Accredited by: National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
  • American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS)
  • Cosmetology Educators of America (CEA)
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    1528 Valley View Blvd. Altoona, PA 16602
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