{"id":4225,"date":"2023-06-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:15:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T23:15:20","slug":"no-financial-aid-for-cosmetology-students-the-future-of-the-beauty-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/no-financial-aid-for-cosmetology-students-the-future-of-the-beauty-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"No Financial Aid for Cosmetology Students: The Future of the Beauty Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4225\" class=\"elementor elementor-4225\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d98d7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d98d7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5bf226\" data-id=\"b5bf226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c6c28c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c6c28c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34e6123\" data-id=\"34e6123\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5cd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5cd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>No Financial Aid for Cosmetology Students: The Gainful Employment Act<\/strong><\/h1><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/news\/press-releases\/department-education-releases-proposed-rules-accountability-certificate-and-profit-programs-and-transparency-unaffordable-student-debt\">The Gainful Employment Act (GEA) and the beauty industry: What you need to know.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>No Financial Aid for Cosmetology Students or FAFSA, GEA is a federal regulation that was created in an effort to protect students from enrolling in programs that are unlikely to lead to gainful employment. The GEA has a number of requirements that programs must meet in order to be eligible for federal financial aid.<\/p><p>One of these requirements is that the program must have a debt-to-earnings ratio of no more than 20%.<\/p><p>In recent years, there has been growing concern that the GEA could have a negative impact on cosmetology schools. This is because the average debt-to-earnings ratio for cosmetology graduates is already higher than 20%.<\/p><p>As a result, many cosmetology schools are at risk of losing their eligibility for FAFSA if the GEA is not updated.<\/p><h2>FAFSA Future<\/h2><p>The Department of Education (DOE) has justified the changes to the GEA because of money. The argument is that <a href=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/cosmetology-students-statistics\/\">students who graduate from cosmetology<\/a> programs with high debt and low income are not getting their money&#8217;s worth.<\/p><p>The DOE also argues that the changes will help to protect students from predatory schools. These are schools that are more interested in taking student&#8217;s money than in providing them with a quality education.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@salonrecruiter\/video\/7247518895299415339?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7239804020570211882\"><b>Click here for our TikTok on this issue.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30996f3\" data-id=\"30996f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d2aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2d2aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-the-GEA-Could-Change-the-Beauty-Industry-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4227\" alt=\"Beauty Industry and Financial Aid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-the-GEA-Could-Change-the-Beauty-Industry-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-the-GEA-Could-Change-the-Beauty-Industry-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-the-GEA-Could-Change-the-Beauty-Industry-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-the-GEA-Could-Change-the-Beauty-Industry-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-the-GEA-Could-Change-the-Beauty-Industry.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c55c8a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c55c8a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dec362b\" data-id=\"dec362b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-01269e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01269e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0b2f8d\" data-id=\"b0b2f8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25c722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a25c722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-GEA-What-It-Means-for-Cosmetology-Schools-and-Students-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4228\" alt=\"funding for cosmetology school\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/The-GEA-What-It-Means-for-Cosmetology-Schools-and-Students-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/The-GEA-What-It-Means-for-Cosmetology-Schools-and-Students-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/The-GEA-What-It-Means-for-Cosmetology-Schools-and-Students-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/The-GEA-What-It-Means-for-Cosmetology-Schools-and-Students-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/The-GEA-What-It-Means-for-Cosmetology-Schools-and-Students.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc4543d\" data-id=\"fc4543d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a548b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04a548b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>GEA Proposed Changes<\/strong><\/h2><p>The beauty industry has had different reactions to the suggested GEA changes. Some leaders in the industry have liked the changes, saying they will make education at cosmetology schools better.<\/p><p>Others are worried that the changes might make it harder for people to afford cosmetology education and could lead to fewer cosmetologists available to do services.<\/p><h3><strong>Cosmetology Students and Financial Aid<\/strong><\/h3><p>If the GEA is not updated, the beauty industry&#8217;s future becomes uncertain. Nonetheless, there are several steps that can be taken to guarantee the industry&#8217;s survival.<\/p><p>Through collaborative efforts, we can identify a solution that protects students and guarantees the ongoing expansion of the beauty industry.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/hire-salon-and-spa-professionals\/\"><b>Click HERE to boost visibility for open positions in your salon, spa or barbershop.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c17db90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c17db90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00bc592\" data-id=\"00bc592\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4b1889 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4b1889\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14fa45a\" data-id=\"14fa45a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5b766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c5b766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Hypotheses on the future of the beauty industry if the GEA proposal goes through:<\/strong><\/h2><p>Increased amount of unlicensed and formally trained beauty professionals performing services at home with YouTube educations.<\/p><p>Should the GEA proposal be approved, it&#8217;s likely that certain individuals will skip formal cosmetology training. Beauty service skills will be learned through YouTube videos or other online resources.<\/p><p>Consequently, this might result in more unlicensed beauty professionals, posing potential safety risks to consumers. In such a scenario, strict measures for consumer protection and regulation would be crucial.<\/p><h3><strong>Massive school reform, increased tuition costs and school closures.<\/strong><\/h3><p>In order to meet the requirements of the GEA, some cosmetology schools may need to make significant changes to their programs. This could include increasing tuition costs, reducing class sizes, or changing the curriculum.<\/p><p>In some cases, schools may not be able to make these changes and may be forced to close.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1b3af0\" data-id=\"f1b3af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b807940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b807940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salon-recruitment-objectives-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4100\" alt=\"Secrets to Writing an Effective Salon Job Listing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/salon-recruitment-objectives-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/salon-recruitment-objectives-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/salon-recruitment-objectives-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/salon-recruitment-objectives-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/salon-recruitment-objectives.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-951c57d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"951c57d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2703ef0\" data-id=\"2703ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd1a04f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd1a04f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fb8f3\" data-id=\"77fb8f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6892b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6892b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wellness-focused-salon-for-sale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3994\" alt=\"Proven Techniques for Writing an Engaging Salon Job Listing\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-546edc9\" data-id=\"546edc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354e3c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"354e3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Increased service costs for clients due to a lack of beauty service providers.<\/strong><\/h2><p>If the number of cosmetologists decreases, it is likely that the cost of beauty services will increase. This is because there will be fewer people to provide these services, and demand for them is likely to remain high.\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>Increased number of self-employed beauty professionals.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3><p>Cosmetologists without licenses who can&#8217;t secure salon positions might opt to work for themselves. This shift could potentially result in a rise in individuals providing beauty services at home or through pop-up shops.<\/p><p>Furthermore, this trend may contribute to a less professional beauty service landscape.<\/p><h6><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h6><p><strong>The future of the beauty industry is uncertain if the GEA is not updated.<\/strong> However, there are a number of things that can be done to ensure that the industry remains strong.<\/p><p>By working together, we can find a solution that protects students and ensures the continued growth of the beauty industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d2fec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d2fec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cddb3c\" data-id=\"0cddb3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba0a77 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ba0a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/jobs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FIND BETTER SALON JOBS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51f573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f51f573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><h3 class=\"crp-list-title\">Related Posts<\/h3><ul class=\"crp-list\"><li class=\"crp-list-item crp-list-item-image-left crp-list-item-has-image\"><div class=\"crp-list-item-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salonspaconnection.com\/beauty-hair-salon-industry-statistics-in-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" style=\"max-width: 50px; 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