Hands-On Training
We are truly hands-on from day one. Over 80% of your Senior Training is spent in practice with client guests, not sitting and taking notes.
Cosmetology & Esthetics · Omaha, Nebraska
Turn Your Passion for Beauty Into a Career.
Hands-on from day one, real clients on a working clinic floor, and instructors who have shaped Omaha’s salon industry for a century.
- Cosmetology
- Esthetics
- Hands-On Training
- Omaha, NE
Why Capitol
We produce designers, not technicians.
Capitol is much different than any other school in the country. We hold extremely high standards and expectations of both our staff and students to ensure the best education possible.
Real Client Experience
A training laboratory that services over 2,000 clients monthly, including regulars who have been loyal to Capitol for decades.
Experienced Instructors
Staff with over 200 years of combined teaching experience, several of them teaching cosmetology and esthetics for 10 to 40 years.
Career-Focused Education
Art studies, salon ownership, business building and money management alongside the license, plus help placing graduates in Omaha salons.
Programs
Choose your craft.
Two programs, both built around real clients, real deadlines and the business side of a beauty career.
Cosmetology
One of the premier hair schools in the country, providing the most cutting edge education in Omaha since 1923. Many Omaha salon owners are Capitol grads, so they recognise the quality of student coming from Capitol.
- Coloring
- Cutting
- Highlighting
- Balayage
- Ombre
- Hairstyling
- Makeup Artistry
- Skin & Spa
Esthetics
Capitol was the first in the Midwest to teach Esthetics, dating back to the 1970s. More than 75% of your training is spent hands-on with clients in one of our private treatment rooms.
- Skin Analysis
- Facial Treatments
- Chemical Peels
- Microdermabrasion
- Airbrush Makeup
- Body Treatments
- Spray Tanning
- Waxing
1923Family owned
The Capitol Experience
About the School
There is only one Capitol School in the entire world.
Capitol is locally and family owned. We are not your run-of-the-mill, corporately-owned chain school. We are different from all of the “other guys” and we love it that way.
In 1975 we began preparing students for the emerging field of esthetics and skin care. In 1997 we opened Capitol School of Esthetics, a first in the region. Though primarily regional, students have come from all over the US and some parts of the world to learn from our dedicated teachers.
1975First in the Midwest to teach esthetics
3Full-time licensed esthetics instructors
16Students per esthetics start date
Your Journey
From first visit to first chair.
01
Choose Your Program
Cosmetology or esthetics. Tour the school, meet the instructors and see the clinic floor before you commit.
02
Learn & Practice
Freshman Training puts you in front of two to four instructors every day, each bringing a different perspective to the work.
03
Work With Real Clients
Senior Training moves you onto the clinic floor, building a clientele on real guests before you ever leave school.
04
Launch Your Career
Graduate placement, business building and self promotion, so the license is the beginning rather than the finish line.
Student Success
Graduates working worldwide.
Capitol graduates work all over the world in the beauty industry, and in the best salons here in the States.
Kat Ferm2009 Cosmetology GraduateI transferred from another school in the area and there was a vast difference between the other school and what I got at Capitol. I am now working at Creative Hair Design and as a regional educator for Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics.
Cindy FloresCosmetology Graduate · 1998 North American Student Hairstylist of the YearI called the top salons in Omaha and asked which school they would recommend, and they always would say “Capitol.” I would recommend Capitol to anyone who is truly interested in the art of hair.
Aynsley Wernick2010 Cosmetology GraduateThirteen months later the day came, I was official. I am currently working at Scissori’s Salon and Skincare Loft. Being truly passionate about what I do, I am quickly climbing the ladder in the industry.
Student Life
This isn’t your sit-down-and-take-notes school.
The relationships you build during school will be lifelong, not only with fellow students but with your instructors, staff and clients.
Latest from Capitol
What’s happening at the school.
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How to Survive the Summer Heat
Summer is finally here! And living is easy, but not for your hair. Heat from the sun degrades the protective protein in hair
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Capitol Says Farewell to Clarice Zomer
Capitol says farewell to Clarice Zomer She began a new life journey, starting with a well deserved retirement.
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Capitol Loves Guest Artists
With great pride, a large number of our guest artists are graduates from Capitol Schools.
Admissions
Ready to Start Your Beauty Career?
Take the first step toward becoming a beauty professional. Talk to admissions, book a tour of the school, and see the clinic floor for yourself.
Capitol trades today as Capitol Beauty School. Applications, current tuition and class start dates are handled on the school’s official site, hairschoolomaha.com.
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Omaha, Nebraska 68137
Between L & Q Streets on 108th
Find us in Omaha.
Capitol School 10803 John Galt BoulevardOmaha, Nebraska 68137
Between L & Q Streets on 108th