The Bury College Hair and Beauty Centre is open for business!

Open for students looking to start their careers or members of the public looking for hair and beauty treatments, our Hair and Beauty Centre is equipped to the highest standard. Our state-of-the-art salons are complete with hairdressing and barbering salons, beauty and nail clinics and a media make-up and special effects studio. 

To celebrate the opening, we would like to invite you into College to see first-hand the new, vibrant space and state-of-the-art facilities now available to our students. 

You can book in with our hairdressers, barbers or beauty therapists now - ring us on 0161 280 8233 or email us at salon.reception@burycollege.ac.uk.

Courses and opportunities for everyone

The Centre is home to a range of exciting courses, including vocational programmes and degree level courses leading to jobs training the next generation of salon managers. We also offer a range of courses for adults looking to upskill and enhance their current career prospects.

As a student, you will be able to work with and meet clients, gaining real-life experience that will look great on your CV. 

Find out what students had to say about the facilities.

State-of-the-art facilities

The ground floor is home to a 12-bed Media Make-up and special effects studio, a commercial 24 station hair salon and a 24 station make-up studio.

The first floor comprises of a 12-bed nail clinic, two 12-bed beauty clinics and a 24-station hair salon.

On the third floor, you will benefit from two 24 station hair and barbering salons as well as both IT and general teaching space to support the specialist facilities.

Media Make-up students

Bury College is a growing campus, with several centres housing a range of specialist facilities preparing students for careers in many exciting industries. Our brand-new Hair and Beauty Centre is giving students access to everything they need to train for their career in the hair and beauty industry.

Funding for the new centre has been provided by the Department for Education, specifically the FE Capital Transformation Fund and T-Level Capital Fund. 

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