WBI Graduates Celebrate Mass

A long running tradition of some graduates at Western Beauty Institute has been to celebrate Catholic mass the day preceding their graduation


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WBI Celebrates Another Successful Year!

Western Beauty Institute’s faculty, executive administration and staff celebrated their annual Christmas Party on Saturday, December 20th at the beautiful Odyssey

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WBI Winter Wonderland 2008

It's a Winter Wonderland Competition!

It's winter and what can we do here at Western Beauty Institute but put on another opportunity for our students to be creative, have some fun and shine through the cold winter days (well, here in California, that's pushing it a bit, but it is chilly). The students were asked to come up with their best winter fantasy hair. makeup and costume combo and let our judges pick

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WBI Halloween 2008, Ghouls Rule at School!

Every year at this time, some really cool ghouls rule this school! During our WBI Halloween 2008 contests, WBI students and staff from our Lancaster and Panorama City campuses displayed yet again how creative

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WBI Student Wins Scholarship

Recently, Western Beauty Institute was fortunate to have quite a number of student teams competing in the recent Barristar Competition (sponsored by the Long Beach Hairdressers Guild) held at the Pasadena Convention Center.
While at the competition, Marvin Westmore of Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts selected our student, Tiffany Jones, out of a large number of competitors to receive a cash

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Students Capture the Hearts of the Judges

On February 13th, the WBI San Fernando Valley Campus day students had a fun time expressing their true passion for the styling world at the 2009 Valentine's Competition. The event, which was a fantasy and night look competition, was held at the Panorama City location.

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Students Celebrate Hawaiian Days

Students at the Panorama City campus recently enjoyed a Hawaiian Days celebration so typical of student life here at Western Beauty Institute. Even as invigorating and interesting as Cosmetology and Esthetics classes are at Western Beauty Institute, the Administration knows it’s always great to throw a party to peak everyone’s interest. Such is the case with the recent Hawaiian Days celebration.

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Prom Night Competition

Prom Night is an important social event for most students. At Western Beauty Institute, this is no exception. But this particular social event, held recently at the San Fernando Valley campus of WBI, was a little different from your average prom night. In fact, there was no “prom” at all.

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Lancaster Seniors Enjoy WBI Beauty Services

When Western Beauty Institute Placement Counselor Valeria Montenegro called to ask if residents of the Sierra Retirement Village in Lancaster would enjoy free haircuts and manicures, secretary Gayle Sanders was overjoyed.

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$1,000 Economic Incentive for Estheticians - DISCONTINUED

In response to recent economic news, Western Beauty Institute is offering aspiring Estheticians some economic incentives to follow their path to stable career advancement in these uncertain times.

For a very limited time, Western Beauty Institute will be offering $1,000 Scholarship Grants to new students who enroll before October 31st, 2008 and complete our NACCAS-accredited Esthetician course. Restrictions do apply, of course, and we'll give you full details when you call or visit us.

THIS INCENTIVE PROGRAM HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED

Students/Alumni Job Resumes To Go Online

Creating a good resume can be a daunting task. Getting it "out there" can also be difficult. Here at Western Beauty Institute, we've now made these tasks much easier for our students. We've set aside a special area of our student portal website, myWBI™, to publish student and alumni resumes, complete with instructions and tips on how to do it right.

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WBI Freshmen Go All Out

At Western Beauty Institute, we love letting the students test their skills, get out of their comfort zone and try new things. So, when the opportunity arises, we like to make it fun.

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WBI To Enlighten Students With eLearning

After six months of intensive development and testing, Western Beauty will soon release its new eLearning module to its Cosmetology and Estheology students. The module will become part of the myWBI™ website, the world’s very first beauty school student web portal.

WBI’s new eLearning module will encourage students to supplement their classroom instruction by giving them access to practice exams, thousands of questions and answers, and targeted lessons. It will also provide instructors with instant feedback on their students’ performance through use of email notifications and online messaging.

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WBI Customer Appreciation Day

At Western Beauty Institute, we always like to give back and when you have customers this loyal, there is no way to give enough. For their unbridled loyalty for 40-plus years, Western Beauty Institute recently gave a party at WBI’s San Fernando Valley Campus for the most loyal customers ever, Mrs. Murdice Campbell, Mrs. Cleo Fielder and Mrs. Gladys Romero.

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Esthetician Course Now Offered in SFV

A few years ago, Western Beauty Institute opened its Skin Care Center next to its popular Lancaster campus in the heart of the Antelope Valley and began teaching Estheology licensing courses to its students. Today, WBI is proud to announce that these same professional quality courses are now available for enrollment at its Panorama City / San Fernando Valley location, taught by WBI’s own Ms. Michelle Daytz.

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WBI Graduates Ready For World Of Beauty

On June 21st, 2008, graduation ceremonies and dinner were held at the world renowned Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California. Graduate students, their families and friends, other students, WBI instructors and staff from all campuses were in attendance to celebrate their most wonderful achievement.

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WBI Students Give Blood For Cancer Patients

As WBI students know, earning their diplomas in Cosmetology mean long hours of preparation, study, dedication, and a commitment to their community, giving of their time and energy performing beauty services and participating in many different community events. On Friday, June 27th, WBI students went above and beyond the giving of their time and energy, also giving their own blood to a community cause.

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Revealed: Where WBI Gets Winners!

Revealed: Where WBI Gets Winners!Western Beauty Institute has had winner after winner recently and the question of where do all these winners come from has been raised. The answer is simple of course. Our winners are the students that come to school everyday on their quest to obtain the knowledge and hours to qualify for the license from the State Board.

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WBI Graduates Celebrate Mass

A long running tradition of some graduates at Western Beauty Institute has been to celebrate Catholic mass the day preceding their graduation. This service is performed at the request of those students for whom Catholicism is a large part of their lives, spiritual and physical.

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WBI and Randy Fugate Win a Telly Award!

Again, WBI and Randy Fugate win BIG! They now have a prestigious Telly Award as validation of the quality of their marketing efforts. The Telly Awards have long been an industry arbiter of quality and excellence. And, now they have said Randy Fugate and WBI are producers of top quality commercials, equal to many of the world’s most exclusive agencies.

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