College of Hair Design

Our 1,800-hour barbering program teaches professional hair cutting techniques including clipper cuts, razoring, hot lather shaving, and beard design. Students master chemical services and business management skills while learning from experienced instructors in modern facilities. The 12-month program prepares graduates for Nebraska state licensing exams and careers in barbershops, salons, or private practice.

The comprehensive cosmetology program covers hair coloring, styling, perms, nail care, and advanced hair sculpture techniques. With 1,800 training hours over 12 months, students develop expertise in all aspects of beauty care while learning business operations. Our graduates qualify for diverse careers in salons, spas, or as independent beauty professionals with complete skill sets.

This 600-hour esthetics program focuses on facial treatments, body therapies, and advanced skincare techniques. Students learn eyelash extensions, airbrush makeup application, spray tanning, and light therapy treatments. The 4.5-month course prepares graduates for specialized careers in spas, dermatology offices, or as licensed estheticians in Nebraska's beauty industry.

We offer three comprehensive programs: Barbering (1,800 hours), Cosmetology (1,800 hours), and Esthetics (600 hours) across two Lincoln locations.

Yes, we're accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) with a 60-year history of quality beauty education.

Barbering and Cosmetology programs take 12 months, while our Esthetics program completes in 4.5 months with flexible scheduling options.

Yes, we provide career services including resume building, interview preparation, and connecting graduates with local beauty industry employers.

We have two campuses in Lincoln, NE: Downtown (304 S. 11th St.) and East Lincoln (9000 Andermatt Dr.) with identical program offerings.

Amazing value for money! The students are very meticulous with their job. Whatever they lack in experience they make it up more than enough with their attention for detail and effort. I would definitely recommend this place. I had Dillon Kester, cut my hair and beard and he did an amazing job.

It is always good to visit COHD for haircuts. The cheapest haircut you can ever get with students who know what they are doing. If you are a UNL student, you get student discount!

This was about 2 maybe 3 years ago now but the instructor outright refused to try to get my hair to blue even after I expressed I was fine with having multiple appointments I was fine with it if it turned green I didn't care I would do whatever was asked of me. She said she didn't want to do multiple appointments because she didn't want me to leave with yellow hair. It didn't matter how much I explained I was comfortable with that she literally refused.

I finally relented and said I guess I would be comfortable going bright red because I had done that before but unbeknownst to me they decided not to use any bleach at all and just put the red over my brown. I left with burgundy hair and was very upset. I have not gone back since. No point in going somewhere if they won't give me what i ask for.

I just had a gel manicure and pedicure two days ago. Within the first 24 hours all of the nail polish peeled off. Today, after a bath, the toenail polish is gone too. Literally peeled off in a single piece per nail. I had asked the student if she needed to remove my basecoat, and she said no. And she proceeded that to just put the gel polish right on top of my existing clear polish. I've never heard of such a thing, and clearly that didn't work.

I feel bad for her, because she wanted to do a good job, but didn't have the tools at her disposal for a professional manicure and pedicure. The tub of "manicure supplies" didn't even include nail polish remover. It was a plastic tub of dirty and unlabeled bottles. Nothing appeared sanitized or even remotely clean. The pedicure was more of the same. No bowl liner. No decent light in the room for her to see what she was doing. I like to try to support the college of hair design, so that the students can get experience. Have had so Good luck with facials and body treatments. But this one was a total fail.

When I arrived, it seemed that the student was very new, and an instructor would be doing most of my haircut as a demonstration. I thought I was lucky. Ohh boy, was I wrong. Going into this, I already knew it's $8.50 and done by students, so my expectations were low. I even came prepared with pictures of what I wanted my hair to look like in several different angles. But not a single thing came out the same.

Not only was it different; it was horrible. Thinner bangs that reach my eyebrows? Looks bald in some places and too thick in others, and why is it longer in the middle and shorter at the sides? Thick, even side bangs? More like formless flaps a three-year-old took plastic scissors to. Slightly-layered ends? I'm not exactly pleased but it'll do. My friend screamed when she saw the disaster that's my hair now.

I can't even tie it up to hide it because the ugliest side bangs become even more obvious. Perhaps the next time someone brings in photos to show exactly what they want their hair to look like, the instructor could take more than 2 seconds to look at them before dismissing them and using their own "creativity" instead?

The students try hard and are friendly. The teachers need to work on customer service. Don't just come over and talk about how damaged someone's hair is or how short someone's lashes are so perms or extensions cant be preformed. Build a relationship with the customer or pull the student aside and tell them to give the message since they are building relationships.

The students and instructors were awesome! Very friendly and calm environment. my hair had been previously dyed and wasn't the best. The student I had color corrected and blended my hair so beautifully. Overall great experience! No words to describe how my hair looks and feels. It is exactly what I wanted and I feel like I robbed the place because I paid $100 for an amazing balayage! Thank you college of hair design!