The Hair Industry

Artist. Stylist. Technician. Entrepreneur - Hair Professional

With billions of dollars being pumped into the Hair Care industry on an annual basis, the growth potential is meteoric. The industry itself offers an incredibly diverse assortment of opportunities and experiences: the companies involved range from huge, multi-national conglomerates to independent, neighbourhood operators, products can have the most advanced chemical components or be distilled down to the purest natural botanicals, and styles and trends can be customized to every consumer type and need, from the functional to the fantastic.

Being a hair care professional challenges you on so many levels: from your technical abilities, creative sense of aesthetics, interpersonal skills, time management, leadership style and entrepreneurial practices. Beyond these essentials, you are an integral part of an industry that is ever changing: challenging you to create and absorb new trends and technology, to be able to constantly adapt to changing consumer interests and to continually innovate and generate excitement.

Given this ever changing dynamic, the demand for highly trained hair care professionals is exponential. Career possibilities are endless. Hair care professionals command fluid skills that can be transferred worldwide, to a multitude of work environments and industries. From hair stylists, colour and perm technicians, platform artists, technical trainers, product consultants, salon owners and entrepreneurs, wig makers, hair specialists for fashion shoots and runway shows, to Department Heads for Hair for TV and film productions, being a Hair care professional allows you the flexibility, challenge and creativity to do what you love!

The College

The Blanche Macdonald Centre presents PRO HAIR, a NEW and innovative program for Hair training in Canada.

Established since 1960, the Blanche Macdonald Centre has earned a worldwide reputation as a first-class educational institution. This is an exceptional college that produces creative artists with outstanding skills and talent in fashion and beauty. With a heavy roster of Makeup graduates who have received Emmy, Gemini and Leo nominations and awards, Fashion graduates whose work have been featured in Flare, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Elle magazines etc., international, national and local media acclaim and industry faculties who are lauded for their academic and professional excellence, the Blanche Macdonald Centre is the college of choice for those who wish to develop a professional and successful career in the creative arts.

The Blanche Macdonald Centre has two locations in Vancouver. The original campus is approximately 30,000 square feet and is situated in an award-winning, architecturally spectacular mall at City Square. This Uptown campus houses the departments of Professional Makeup Artistry, Esthetics/Spa Therapy and Nail Technology, and administrative offices.

The second location, the International college, features a new multi-million dollar campus that houses the Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising faculties, International programs for Makeup Artistry, and the Professional Hairstyling programs. Spanning approximately 18,000 square feet, this new downtown location is in the heart of Vancouver's elite retail row, on Robson Street. Surrounded by such purveyors of luxury goods as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany, prestigious hair salons to virtually every powerhouse retail brand, students are provided with infinite opportunities in internships and career placement.