TOPEKA -A nationwide Cosmetology school with a location in Kansas announced Wednesday it is closing all 79 campuses.
On the school web site they wrote, “It is with great sadness that we announce that after more than 50 years of educating cosmetology students, Regency Beauty Institute is permanently closing.
The school also tried to explain the reason they are closing.
“ The organization does not have the cash to continue to run the business. There are multiple intertwined reasons: declining numbers of cosmetology students nationwide, a negative characterization of for-profit education by regulators and politicians that continues to worsen and, in light of these factors, an inability to obtain continued financing.
This is not another case of a school being forced to shut down because it was accused of wrongdoing. We held ourselves to high educational and ethical standards.
The environment is simply not one that allows us to remain open. We diligently explored a range of strategic options that would benefit our students, teachers, and staff — and allow us to remain open. Unfortunately, those efforts were not successful.”
The school also said the Kansas location was working to secure teach-out partners, check the school web site frequently, starting the week of October 3 or call the state cosmetology board.