After leaving college early, Luna Rogers wasn't planning on working in the beauty industry.

She was going to work full-time, saving for three years to pay for cosmetology school. That was until Alchemy Salon and Beautique accepted her as an apprentice.

"You aren't going into debt for it," Rogers said. "They are paying you for your time here."

There are still textbooks and exams like a typical cosmetology school, but Rogers' day-to-day experience is completely different.

"You're working one-on-one with a stylist, and you get to see how the salon business works," Rogers said. "You get to form great bonds with the clients and the staff here. It really just pushes you towards success."

There are more than 60,000 licensed cosmetologists in Indiana. Many of them are educated only in cosmeto

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