PCI Academy

Specialties

When it comes to beauty schools, no one loves to grow professionals like PCI Academy! Weve been doing it exceptionally well for more than 35 years. With beauty school academies in Iowa and Minnesota, we will help you become one of tomorrows salon professionals whether you choose cosmetology, esthetics or nail tech. We are not a typical beauty school. In fact, we are the future of beauty schools. Join PCI Academy in the adventure of a lifetime training for your dream of a career in the beauty industry including training in the business of beauty. We are The Academy that started it all and continue to develop the best in our profession.

History

Established in 2002.

PCI Academy began as Professional Cosmetology Institute, the realization of founder Marian Lokken’s

dream. Her lifelong interest in quality education for her salons led her to create an institute of cosmetology in June1978 located in Ames Iowa.

In 1987 PCI moved into its own building at 627 Main.

Mary Lokken hired Randy Kunkel, KRS Consulting Group in

1999 to help her grow the Institute.

In 2002, SPA~A School, our second school, opened in New Hope, Minnesota. In 2005, PCI and SPA~A School became TSPA, The Salon Professional Academy.

In 2011 we blended the original PCI with Academy and became PCI Academy, a name that will carry us into the future. In 2013 we moved to Plymouth, Minnesota.