Category: Our students

From a young age, MaKayla Kellar, fell in love with doing her own hair. “I wouldn’t even let me mom do my hair growing up! I was always practicing new styles on my hair and my cousin’s hair! I’ve always known being a Cosmetologist was what I wanted to do when I grew up!” MaKayla is currently enrolled…

Meet Jasmine Bertram, Cosmetology Student at La’ James International College in Cedar Rapids. Jasmine shares with us what her first appointment was like… “My first appointment was a haircut from my friend. I was nervous but as I continued through the cut I felt better about it because my instructor, Ms. Goodken, taught me very well. The haircut turned out great…

Martha Swartzentruber always had a passion to help people. When it came to choosing the right career after high school, she knew she needed to find that perfect fit! “I had always loved doing hair and make-up and knew I could pursue a career in cosmetology! A cosmetologist has the ability to help someone feel GREAT about…

Meet Martha Swartzentruber, Cosmetology student at La’ James International College in Iowa City! See why she chose the Cosmetology Industry… Contact a Career Planner to learn more about La’ James International College and upcoming classes. Call 888.880.2108 or visit www.LJIC.edu today!  ~ GET CONNECTED ~ Facebook Twitter Instagram

Gloria Torres had always had a passion for the beauty industry, though she wanted to wait for the perfect time in order to follow her dream career! “I was working as a CNA in California for 15 years while my daughters were growing up. They moved to Iowa and I followed them!” Now that her kids are older,…

For as long as she can remember, Amanda Villanueva had wanted a career in Cosmetology…. Originally from Alabama, Amanda and her husband moved to Iowa five years ago where she is currently enrolled at La’ James International College in Cedar Rapids! “I had been discouraged to start a career in Cosmetology but knew I always…

Meet Tonya McLemore, Cosmetology Student at La’ James International College in East Moline. Tonya shares with us what her fears & excitements were when she first started school… “When I decided to start, I was fearful of the possibility of failing on the test and being overwhelmed by the social aspect of the salon. However it…

When Bryanna Kammeyer found a picture on Pinterest of a Gypsy, she was inspired to create her own interpretation of that look.  “I was SO in love when I found the picture. I knew I wanted to create a new look based off this picture and knew exactly how I’d do it!” Bryanna’s hard work paid off! She won 1stPlace in the Make-Up…

Meet Miranda Dolezal, Cosmetology student at La’ James International College in Fremont! Miranda shares her reasons for choosing LJIC in today’s TuesTimonial…. “I chose LJIC because they offered more classes than the other schools that I was interested in. It is also a great place to make friends since it is a smaller environment. Also, my grandmother went to school here in Fremont…

Perfecting two looks on the morning of a competition is not only stressful, but very daring!  La’ James International College Fremont Cosmetology student, Dianna Miller, took the challenge and earned THREE awards from LJIC’s annual Trend Vision Competition held earlier this month! “I woke up at 2:30am the day of the competition to prepare and my models were up at 3:00am! I…