Paul Mitchell The School - Tampa

I have been in education for over 30 years, and I have been a President of post-secondary education for 20 of those years, in which I have run a cosmetology school. Therefore, this review is based on industry expertise of how a career college should be run. We chose Paul Mitchell due to the credible name thus paid the most expensive tuition, and had the expectation my daughter would be provided a quality education. DO NOT CHOOSE THIS SCHOOL. The franchisee's owner, Von Veglio, son Stefano Veglio, runs the school and he is administratively incompetent to do so, as defined by the accrediting body National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS). My daughter had three teachers in her first class, in 3 months six teachers total left, as well as the director of the school. Due to a lack of teachers on the salon floor teachers were not available to provide guidance or check on skills. Teachers would mark off on skills they did not witness and students would note skills they did not perform to get credit. All non-compliant. I met with Stefanio and explained I was moving my daughter to Summit School In Tampa due to the poor quality. I explained respectfully all the issues of teacher turnover, unprepared teachers, teacher turnover, lack of guidance and available teachers on the salon floor, and teachers giving students answers on Kahoot! before tests, due to a lack of teaching or preparedness of teachers, they played Heads Up/7 up and bowling with their doll heads during class. I have many more examples of the poor quality provided. After our initial meeting, I explained I was not going to pay for more than the hours she attended, When you drop they do a calculation that is a percentage of total tuition not hours completed they retain. Therefore they explained I would owe over $10K for those few months we attended. Stefanio explained she would have to talk to those above him, basically, his dad, to see about that. I followed up on the day he was to return my call. He did not take my calls or return my emails. I had already called the FLDOE, Board of Cosmetology, and NACCAS. I will be filing a formal complaint with all entities and contacting Paul Mitchell Corp to inform all of the incompetency of this school. My second master's degree is in Compliance and Ethics, and I am very familiar with accreditation standards. I have several letters from other students who have endured the same experience. I will now be seeking a 100% refund. They dismiss complaints and believe because they are privately owned they are above accountability. If you are a parent or a student - DO NOT CHOOSE THIS SCHOOL. The Summit Salon Academy I would highly recommend. They are professional, have experienced teachers, provide a quality education, and are about $6K less than Paul Mitchell. My daughter is excelling there :) 813 908 8020.