PROGRAMS
Cosmetologist
WE ARE ENROLLING COSMETOLOGY STUDENTS
Description
A cosmetologist's role includes: arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, or similar work on the hair. A cosmetologist may manicure, massage, clean, stimulate, manipulate, exercise, beautify or perform similar work upon the hands, arms, face, neck, or feet with hands or by use of cosmetic preparations, tonics, lotions or creams. He or she may also place or apply artificial eyelashes, give facials, service wigs and hair pieces, apply make-up, give skin care, or remove superfluous hair by tweezing, depilatories, or waxing.
Licensing Requirements
Be at least 16 years of age and meet educational and examination requirements.
Educational Requirements
Completion of 1,500 hours in practice and theory.
Examination Requirements
Written and practical examination.
Natural Hair Stylist
WE ARE ENROLLING NATURAL HAIR STYLIST STUDENTS (Jan 2024 Classes)
Description
A person who uses techniques which result in tension on hair strands such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking or braiding of the hair by hand or mechanical appliances, which work does not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals or other preparations to alter the color or straighten, curl or alter the structure of the hair. The techniques include providing or offering to the general public for compensation any of the following services solely for development or improvement of physical qualities of the natural hair structure: intertwining in a systematic motion to create patterns in a three-dimensional form; inversion or outversion flat against the scalp along the part of a straight or curved row; or extension with natural or synthetic fibers.
Licensing Requirements
Be at least sixteen years of age and have completed at least two (2) years of high school or received at least a score of thirty-eight percent (38%) on the GED® or HiSET® examination.
Education Requirements
Satisfactory completion of a course of instruction of not less than 300 hours in the practice and theory of natural hair styling at a school of cosmetology.
Examination Requirements
A written and practical examination is required.
Renewal Requirements
Renewal notices are mailed approximately one month prior to renewal date. Licensee required to submit renewal notice with required fee, if applicable, due by expiration date on license.
Instructor
WE ARE ENROLLING INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENTS
Description
A person who is licensed as a cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist or
natural hair stylist and is certified with the board as a cosmetology,
esthetician, manicuring or natural hair stylist instructor. The person may not practice cosmetology, esthetics, manicuring, or natural hair styling as a profession within a school setting, but may practice as a cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, or natural hair stylist elsewhere.
Certification Requirements
Hold a valid license as a cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, natural hair stylist and meet educational and experience requirements.
Education and Experience Requirements
Be a high school graduate or possess a graduate equivalency diploma (G. E.D) and either complete a board-approved course in instructor training of at least 300 hours within a period of six months as an instructor trainee OR complete service as a junior instructor for a minimum of one year. (A junior instructor holds a valid cosmetologist's, esthetician's, manicurist's or natural hair stylist's license and engages in a course of training in practice teaching in a school under the personal supervision of a licensed instructor for at least
three years.)
Examination Requirements
Written and practical (consists of lesson plan) examination.
Continuing Education Requirements
Sixteen (16) hours of continuing education is required every two years. Seminar announcements will be sent to all instructors yearly by persons conducting the seminars. Click here for Continuing Education Information.
Renewal Requirements
Renewal required every two years.
