Advance Beauty College ranks among the top beauty colleges in the United States with campuses in Garden Grove and Laguna Hills, Calif. More than 40,000 graduates have gone through the college’s innovative program in its 33-year history with award-winning training that includes educators who speak English, Farsi, Spanish and Vietnamese. The vast majority of graduates are proudly employed in the beauty-care industry with many becoming business owners and industry leaders themselves. Advance Beauty College was teaming with 50 faculty members and 400 students receiving hands-on training as manicurists, estheticians, hair stylists and barbers. But, then the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit California. Overnight, the college executed distance learning and became a “hub of love,” by spearheading a national campaign — Nailing It For America — to deliver desperately needed personal protective equipment (PPEs) to healthcare workers fighting COVID-19. With its core values of “Inspire, Educate and Give Back,” college volunteers coordinated delivery of 1.2 million PPEs and 55,000 restaurant meals worth $30 million to healthcare workers and other front-line heroes to more than 150 locations throughout the U.S.
“During our gravest hours, our school inspired others to help our fellow Americans combat the pandemic. We stand ready to lead our community overcome whatever challenges come our way, so we may emerge even stronger and more resolute for the future.” – Tâm Nguyễn, President, Advance Beauty College