If you have always yearned to help people apply makeup, get a perfect haircut, want to ply your skills behind a community bar, or sell real estate, area instruction abounds!
Beauty
The Salon Professional Academy Tacoma, (3702 S. Fife St., Suite B102), helps students pursue a career in cosmetology. Training programs offer the latest techniques, trends and styles in hair, skin, nails and massage.
Visit www.thesalonprofessionalacademytacoma.com to watch an online video or call (253) 617-7010 for more information.
At BJ's Beauty & Barber College, located in Tacoma and Puyallup, students learn from a variety of curriculums in order to get the skills needed to proceed to great jobs! Established in 1980, BJ's Beauty & Barber College has produced some of the finest area hairstylists around.
Visit their Web site at www.bjsbeautyandbarbercollege.edu or call (253) 473-4320.
Bartending
Tacoma's Bartending Academy gives students the opportunity to have fun, meet people, and make money. Established in 1974, The Bartending Academy of Tacoma is the oldest such institution in Washington.
Students will learn the newest and most popular drinks, receive instruction from the region's best bartenders and begin work in as little as one week!
The school is located on South Sprague Avenue in Tacoma. Visit www.tacomabaracademy.com or call (253) 474-0330 for more information.
Gaming
Want to deal cards at an upscale casino or onboard a cruise ship? Gatlin Education Services offers an interactive online training program that teaches students everything they need to know to become a professional blackjack dealer. Visit www.gatlineducation.com/tacomacc or call (253) 566-5020.
Real estate
It takes special knowledge to help clients buy and sell their homes. At The Academy in Tacoma, students may also learn how to become a mortgage broker. In the state of Washington, an individual needs to complete an approved 60 clock-hour course in Real Estate Fundamentals in order to become a licensed real estate agent.
Visit The Academy's Web site at www.theacademylic.net or call (253) 879-9506.