In July, smoke and water damage destroyed the Michigan College of Beauty’s campus. The incident is still under investigation as arson.
MONROE, Mich. —
School is back in session at the Michigan College of Beauty after a fire shut down the previous location over the summer.
Five months later, that fire is still being investigated as arson.
“It’s been a lot of hard work to get here. I’ve learned a ton,” said the college’s CEO, Mary Hillberry.
Hillbery says staff and students put their lives on hold, hoping to get back to class, as she worked to find a new campus.
That’s when the community came together, connecting Hillberry to different contacts in Monroe. She eventually found 212 E. Front St. about a mile north of the old location.
“You know how like when you’re house shopping and you find a house and you’re like, ‘oh, this is it.’ We walked in here …