Licensed by the Maryland Higher Education Commission

Start Your Beauty Career Today!

MIAA Beauty Institute is a private career school in Prince George's County, Maryland. We train cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, and lash artists — for state licensure, and for the work that comes after it.

How the training works

Two tracks, running at the same time.

We prioritize flexibility. Your coursework lives in our digital learning system. There are no set log-in times. You work through it on your own schedule, wherever you are.

Practical classes designed with your schedule in mind. Hands-on training happens at our Forestville facility on set days and times, and attendance is required. This is where you develop the skills clients actually pay for.

Cohorts are capped. That is a deliberate constraint, not a marketing line. We prioritize small class sizes so all of our students have a fair opportunity to learn

By the numbers

What we have built so far.

$75K+Raised by the MIAA Foundation’s Beauty Access Fund
More than 14Scholarships awarded to students to eliminate financial barriers to entry
4k+Licensed Professionals served with our CE Courses
4 State Approved programs designed with your future career in mind
Inside MIAA

The work, the room, the people.

6Hours required

Already licensed? Need Continuing Education

Maryland now requires six hours of approved CE at renewal.

Under Maryland House Bill 1600, licensed cosmetologists, hairstylists, estheticians, and nail technicians must complete six hours of Board-approved continuing education. MIAA is an approved provider, and our courses run online.

See CE courses
Why students choose MIAA

Trained for the clients you will actually have.

Every texture, every tone

Not an elective. The curriculum.

Coily and curly hair, deeper complexions, and the conditions that present differently on them are taught as core content from the first week — not as a weekend add-on after you graduate.

Student clinic

You earn while you learn.

Advanced students take paying clients in our supervised clinic. Those earnings come back to you as educational stipends or credit against your tuition balance.

Business training

A license is not a business.

Pricing, booking, retail, client retention, booth rental versus employment, and how to keep your license current. Technical skill pays the bills only if you know how to sell it.

We are expanding!

We're coming to Suitland!

MIAA is expanding to in Suitland, Maryland.

The Suitland facility is being built so we are able to increase our footprint and serve more aspiring beauty professionals in Maryland! Be sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to the newsletter to be the first to know when Suitland's doors open!

Come visit us in Forestville!

You will see our facility, meet an instructor, and get straight answers about hours, schedules, and what it costs. No pressure, and no obligation.