The New York Film Academy is a dynamic institution offering intensive, hands-on training in filmmaking, acting for film, digital journalism in affiliation with NBC News, documentary filmmaking, producing, screenwriting, and 3-D animation. The Academy was founded in 1992 at Robert DeNiros Tribeca Film Center on a belief that a top quality education in filmmaking should be accessible to anyone with the drive and ambition to make films.

Since that time we have grown into our own facilities in Manhattans Union Square and Soho. We also opened Film Academies at Universal Studios in Los Angeles and London, UK, England.

The New York Film Academy was designed for a new generation of filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, producers and animators who share a passion for motion pictures and want to learn by making their own projects in a hands-on, intensive program. Each year hundreds of students of all occupations, races, ethnicities, and of a wide range of ages from around the world benefit from the extraordinary education offered at the New York Film Academy.

Graduate Degree Programs:
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Filmmaking
- MFA in Acting

1 & 2-year Certificate Programs/ 4-8 Week Short Courses in:
- Filmmaking
- Film Production
- Digital Journalism
- Screenwriting
- Animation
- Music Video
- Acting for Film
- Acting Workshops
- Evening Workshops
- Continuing Education...

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2. Aviva Spray Tanning Academy

Courses / Programs

• Get certified as a spray tan professional in Pennsylvania by taking an on-site spray tan class in Philadelphia, or an online certification program from the comfort of your own home or workplace in PA or nationwide!

• Aviva Spray Tan Academy specializes in on-site / web-based courses in the increasingly-popular field of sunless spray tanning, and was the world's first spray tanning academy.

• Suitable for complete beginners to advanced level beauty professionals, our 1-day spray tan classes in Philadelphia take place regularly in a leading hotel and include hours of hands-on training.

• Our online spray tan certification programs are 3 hours long but can be completed at your own pace, with the content available to study 24/7.

• All of our spray tan courses come with a 100% money back guarantee.

• Our spray tan certification programs are suitable for those who wish to kick-start a successful spray tanning business, or cosmetologists who want to improve the profitability of their current spray tanning business.

• On successful completion of your course, you will receive a Spray Tan Certificate signed by President and Founder, Mitch Bloom, stating that you have successfully as an Aviva Labs spray tan professional consultant.

Student Review:
"Aviva's passion for health and wellness along with continued client service is the same philosophy I have for my business model. The education and information in the course has already paid off!"
• Christal Wentzel, Owner: Shape Smart Wellness Spa

Onsite Spray Tan Training Courses:

Sunless 101 Spray Tan Certification Program:

• A 1-day comprehensive course for basic beginners up to intermediate level.

• All of our spray tan classes come with a 100% money-back guarantee

Online Spray Tan Certification Programs:

Sunless 101 Online Course:

• 3 hour course for beginner to intermediate level spray tanning professionals.

• This is a web-based course to study at your own pace

• An Aviva Academy Sunless Certificate will be awarded and mailed to you on completion of your online course.

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3. PhotoUno Photography School, Manhattan

Courses / Programs

Conveniently located on 46th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue (only a few blocks from Grand Central Station) in Midtown Manhattan, NYC, PhotoUno Photography School provides beginner and intermediate-level photography courses, private classes, seminars and workshops.

PhotoUno Photography School is ideal for hobbyist photographers who are living in, working in or visiting the New York City metropolitan area. At PhotoUno, we have made a great effort to make photography fun and easy to understand. We offer hands-on training within an atmosphere that fosters collaborative learning. In our photography courses, we take no more than nine students to insure the quality of training.

Our private classes are tailor-made for each student. Our formally trained instructors from distinguished institutions working in a variety of specialties have undergone additional training to insure you have a consistently positive and instructive experience at our school.

Basic Beginner to Advanced Level Photography Courses:

- Photography I (basics)
- Composition, Lighting and Exposure (basics)
- Photography II (intermediate)
- Portrait Photography
- Portable Flash
- Landscape Photography
- Lightroom and Street Photography...

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4. The Bloomfield School, Brooklyn

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The Bloomfield School is a jewelry making school in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY. We offer a range of quality courses in jewelry casting, each with a slightly different focus. The Bloomfield School’s courses are taught in Brooklyn’s real studio environments by knowledgeable staff sharing expertise from their respective fields.

Whether you’re trying out a new medium or refreshing an old skill, we hope that you come excited to use your hands and get into it. We’re sure that you will be proud of yourself and what you will make in our courses, but we also want you to leave with something more: the knowledge and ability to recreate and expand on each project in the future. We’re training you to be a competent maker, not just a student.

Quality Jewelry Casting Classes:

- Stacking Rings
- Ring Making from Wax to Metal
- Pendant Making from Wax to Metal
- Wax Working
- Jewelry Soldering Workshop
- Creative Jewelry Semester

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5. LC Faces Makeup Lessons, Austin TX

Courses / Programs

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Founded by makeup artist Lauren Clark, LC Makeup School provides one-on-one makeup lessons and tutorials to students of all levels in the Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston areas. Lessons take place on location for your convenience, or in our studio in Round Rock, Texas.

After completing her first cosmetology class in 1999, Lauren Clark knew she wanted a career as a make-up professional. Over the next 15 years, Lauren pursued and gained a strong experience base to transform that calling into a reality.

Today, Lauren draws from her past experience as counter manager with Clarins, make-up artist for MAC Cosmetics, and the high-visibility work she has performed with clients ranging from Eva Longoria, Betsey Johnson, Seventeen Magazine & ESPN.

With diverse talent in bridal makeup, television/film, print, airbrushing, tattoo cover and more, & an equal passion for helping other aspiring make-up artists, Lauren authored a Makeup Artist's Manual to provide expert advice to aspiring make-up professionals.

Lessons are typically held in the students home, or at her studio. She is also available for travel to teach seminars. At LC Makeup School, we have a passion for teaching makeup artistry to others. We are proud to offer affordable and short training courses to get you on your feet sooner.

- Makeup Basics: 1.5 hour class - $200

- Aspiring Makeup Artist 1: A 2-hour crash course - $250

- Aspiring Makeup Artist 2: 10-hour course. $750 Covers everything that the Aspiring Makeup Artist 1 Class covers, as well as essential information for starting and marketing your business, tattoo cover, and more.

- Create Your Own Class / Private Makeup Lessons for Makeup Artists: A 1.5 hour one-on-one class. $200

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6. Online Candle Making Classes for New York City & NY residents

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• Learn how to make unique candles from the comfort of your own home or work studio in New York with The Candle Academy, a leading international candle design school owned by a UK candle designer based in Jamaica.

• Home Study / Online Candle Making Classes in New York, nationwide or around the world include the choice of Live Seminars via Skype with Gary Simmons - one of the top candle designers in the world from the UK, or lessons via HD Video & PDF information files.

• These distance learning candle making courses for complete Beginners to Advanced artists will start you on the path to an exciting new career in candle design or a very rewarding hobby!

• These intensive candle making training courses are Hands-on and Very Visual, and follow the same techniques as our onsite programs, making it an ideal solution for people that live too far to be able to attend in Jamaica in person.

• Perhaps you would prefer to learn in person through an incredible educational program and vacation in beautiful Jamaica in the Caribbean!

• Business start-up and Hobby courses offered year-round, both onsite or online. Welcome to this very special profession!

Candle Academy Student Reviews:

"Very detailed and intensive. I was looking for the wow factor and that's exactly what I got."
G. Woodard, USA

"You have proven to us that you are only limited by your imagination."
Steve and Christian, Florida, USA

"I realized after the first hour my investment was justified."
Alex English, NBA Allstar, USA

Online Candle Making Courses:

Live Seminars via Skype
• 6 Day Complete Business Set Up Course
• 4 Day Condensed Business Set Up
• 2 Day Introductory Course

HD Video Courses
• Business Set Up Course
• Platinum Course
• Interactive Course
• Hobby Course

Year-Round Candle Making Courses in Jamaica:
One-to-one & small group classes for beginners to advanced designers.

• Candle Making Business Set Up (6 days)
• Condensed Business Setup course (4 days)
• Advanced Candle Making course (2 days)
• Candle Making Weekend Retreat Workshop (2 days, minimum 2 persons)
• Encaustic Art / Wax Painting Workshop (2-3 days)

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7. Online Candle Making Classes for NJ & U.S. students

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• Learn how to make unique candles from the comfort of your own home or work studio in New Jersey with The Candle Academy, a leading international candle design school owned by a UK candle designer based in Jamaica.

• Home Study / Online Candle Making Classes in New Jersey, NY, nationwide or around the world include the choice of Live Seminars via Skype with Gary Simmons - one of the top candle designers in the world from the UK, or lessons via HD Video & PDF information files.

• These distance learning candle making courses for complete Beginners to Advanced artists will start you on the path to an exciting new career in candle design or a very rewarding hobby!

• These intensive candle making training courses are Hands-on and Very Visual, and follow the same techniques as our onsite programs, making it an ideal solution for people that live too far to be able to attend in Jamaica in person.

• Perhaps you would prefer to learn in person through an incredible educational program and vacation in beautiful Jamaica in the Caribbean!

• Business start-up and Hobby courses offered year-round, both onsite or online. Welcome to this very special profession!

Candle Academy Student Reviews:

"Very detailed and intensive. I was looking for the wow factor and that's exactly what I got."
G. Woodard, USA

"You have proven to us that you are only limited by your imagination."
Steve and Christian, Florida, USA

"I realized after the first hour my investment was justified."
Alex English, NBA Allstar, USA

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8. My Beauty & Barber College

Courses / Programs

Situated in Southwestern Sacramento, California, My Beauty & Barber College offer exciting full-time and part-time professional programs in Cosmetology, Barbering, Nail Technology and Esthetics - allowing you to jump-start your career in as little as 2.5 months. Students receive a strong academic foundation combined with "hands-on" practical training on clients of all ages, genders, and hair styles.

Our high faculty-to-student ratio means students receive individual attention as well as group learning demonstrations to develop important skills. Our students graduate with the equivalent skills of a person working in the industry for approximately two years.

Our mission is to be a recognized regional provider of highly-trained, experienced, and innovative professionals by offering exceptional barbering, cosmetology, and esthetician programs to vocational career students.

By combining faculty and student passion, academic excellence, and extensive hands-on laboratory training, we prepare graduating students to become licensed professionals ready for an exciting and successful career in the beauty industry.

Cosmetology Course (1600 hours)
- Full time: 10 months (40 hrs/week)
- Part time: 20 months (20 hours/week)

Barber Course (1500 hours)
- Full Time: 9 1/2 months (40 hrs/week)
- Part time: 19 months (20 hrs/week)

Esthetics Course (600 hours)
- Full time: 3.5 months (40 hrs/week)
- Part time: 7 months (20 hrs/week)

Nail Technology Course (400 hours)
- Full time: 2.5 months (40 hrs/week)
- Part time: 5 months (20 hrs/week)

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9. International Skin Beauty Academy

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International Skin Beauty Academy (ISBA), in Schaumburg (30 miles north west of Chicago), Illinois, is an accredited beauty therapy training school offering full and part-time Medical and Clinical Esthetics Certificate Programs and Continuing Education opportunities.

ISBA provides pioneering education in skin care and job placement assistance. Our revolutionary approach to study combined with advanced clinical and professional techniques foster an atmosphere of accelerated professional and personal growth that goes beyond covering State requirements.

The Academy’s founder, Dr. Natalia Doran has over 25 years of experience as a doctor of Dermatology in Russia, and a practicing Esthetician in Europe and United States. By nurturing knowledgeable, confident, and highly skilled skin care therapists, we have built a great reputation with physicians and medical spa owners, who seek out our graduates.

ISBA is accredited by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide Teacher of Esthetics and Continuing Education Programs.

Clinical Esthetics Program with Master Certification:
- full and part-time

Additional certification in:
- Lymph Drainage
- ITA Age Control Facial Procedure
- Facial Procedure with Galvanic
- Microdermabrasion
- Chemical Peels
- Ultrasound skin treatment
- Acne and Rosacea skin treatments
- Anti-Stress Body Wraps
- Speed Waxing Techniques
- Eyelashes tinting and application
- Laser (certification by AMMP)
- Brazilian waxing for men and women
- Creation of the Perfect Eyebrow
- Aromatherapy

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10. OC PRO Makeup Academy, Orange

Courses / Programs

Conveniently situated in Orange CA, OC Pro Makeup Academy provide a range of make-up artist training classes. Taught by highly-trained and skilled instructors, our make-up courses include lots of hands-on, one-on-one instruction which is the ideal way to get the most out of the learning experience and ensure that you are able to put your new skills to use as soon as possible. Our comprehensive courses, top-notch instruction, and affordable rates are just the right combination to make your talent shine, allowing you to bring out the inner beauty of any subject!

At OC Pro Makeup Academy, we believe that hands-on training is the best way to learn. This is why we keep our classes small, with a maximum of six students. Working closely with our instructors, you'll be able to highlight all the natural beauties of any face, focusing on enhancement and creating a new, natural look for your clients. You will have access to the full professional kit including spatulas, makeup, shadows, brushes, etc..

Makeup artist training courses:

- Bridal Makeup
- Glamour Makeup