A glut of private beauty schools in Utah — not competition from public cosmetology programs — is the main reason some schools are facing declining enrollment, according to a legislative audit released Tuesday.
Auditors found that "the school district programs are too small to have a significant impact on the overall industry," stating that public programs represent only 1.8 percent of beauty school instruction hours in Utah, and that eliminating them would have little impact on state and local revenues.Deseret News
