ESTHETICS–Diploma Program

Program Duration-600 Clock hours

Program Length-6 months to 10 months

SOC Code-39-5094.00

Instruction Offered in English & Spanish

ESTHETICS CURRICULUM/DESCRIPTION

This 600-hour program shall consist of technical instruction and practical operations covering all practices of an esthetician. Successful graduates will have the knowledge and skills needed to pass the required California State Board Examination for Esthetician licensure. Entry level positions as a skin care therapist, make-up artist, brow expert, product representative or waxing technician are some of the options that a licensed Esthetician can secure.

COURSE GOALS

The student will learn: All phases of skin care – including manual and electrical facials; use of cosmetic preparations; daytime, evening, fantasy, and theatrical make up. Knowledge of product chemistry for safety and patron protection. Business practices and professional ethics in skin care. Successful graduates will have the knowledge and skills needed to pass the State Board Examination for licensure, and to secure employment as cosmetician/Esthetician.

PROGRAM FORMAT

Our Esthetician program meets the required hours by the state of California in multiple ways. The course consists of both technical and practical classes. Technical instruction means instruction by demonstration, lecture, classroom participation, or examination. Practical operation means actual performance by the student of a complete service on another person or mannequin. The courses are designed to promote self-esteem, appropriate employer/employee relations, effective communication skills and prepare students to pass the State Board exam and enter the job market.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

The objective is to develop in the student the practical skills, theoretical knowledge, and professional attitudes necessary for success in the skin care profession and to qualify and equip the student to pass the California State Board Licensing Examination.

MAJOR SEGMENTS OF COURSE CONTENT:

Required by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in preparation to take the licensing exam: