ACCREDITATION & LICENSURE

The New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling board licenses and regulates barbers, beauticians, cosmetology-hairstylists, manicurists, skin care specialists, teachers, shops and schools and registers students who attend these schools.
Cutting Edge Academy Beauty School is licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology & Hairstyling. The school is in compliance with all laws and rules relating to the practice of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring and skin care specialty. All Cutting Edge Academy programs meet the state academic and program eligibility requirements for State Licensing.

The purpose of the Board is to:

protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of New Jersey;
regulate the practice of cosmetology-hairstyling; and
ensure that cosmetology-hairstyling is performed in compliance with State law.

The Board protects the public by:

making sure that cosmetologists and hairstylists meet all educational requirements for licensure;
investigating and prosecuting cosmetologists and hairstylists who have broken the state's consumer protection laws; and
requiring all cosmetologists and hairstylists to be licensed by the state and to renew their licenses every two years.

Complaint Process:

The New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling has a process to review, investigate and resolve complaints concerning cosmetology schools that are operating in the State of New Jersey.

The Division of Consumer Affairs maintains 51 Professional and Occupational Boards and Committees that oversee and regulate more than 750,000 individuals and businesses in New Jersey. Specific information about each board and committee including complaint forms can be found below:

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Cutting Edge Academy is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences. NACCAS is an independent national accrediting commission, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology. It presently accredits approximately 1,300 institutions that serve over 120,000 students.
NACCAS accreditation can be called as the “Golden seal of approval” for cosmetology schools. Not every beauty school is accredited, but because Cutting Edge Academy is, that means we adhere to strict standards of excellence in education and cosmetology career training. Being accredited by NACCAS also means that we are approved to offer students federal financial assistance through Title IV of the Higher Education Act.

Complaint Process:

Cutting Edge Academy is approved by the U.S. Department of Education to offer federal financial aid to qualifying students through Title IV of the Higher Education Act. Title IV funds consists of Federal Pell and SEOG Grants, which are not repaid, and low-interest federal student loans, which are repaid at affordable monthly payments starting six months after leaving school.

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ACCREDITATION & LICENSURE

New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology & Hairstyling

NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY & HAIRSTYLING

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences

NATIONAL ACCREDITING COMMISSION OF CAREER ARTS & SCIENCES

U.S Department of Education

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION