Each licensed cosmetology school shall provide a program consisting of a minimum of 1500 clock hours or a 50 credit hour equivalency (1 credit hour = 30 clock hours) of instruction as follows:

1500 Hour Cosmetology Curriculum

A) Basic Training:A) Basic Training:
150 hours of classroom instruction in general theory and practical application of: tools and their use, shampoo, understanding chemicals and use, types of hair, sanitation, hygiene, skin diseases and conditions, anatomy and physiology, electricity, ethics, nail technology, and esthetics.

B) Practical Chemical Application / Hair Treatment:
500 hours of instruction in the classroom and hands on in: chemical safety, permanent waving, hair coloring, tinting and bleaching, hair relaxing, hair and scalp conditioning, shampooing, toning and rinsing.

C) Hair Styling / Hair Dressing:
475 hours of instruction in the classroom and hands on in hair styling: cutting, thinning, shaping, trimming, application of electrical/mechanical equipment, curling, hair treatments, and marcelling.

D) Shop Management - Sanitation and Interpersonal Relations:
200 hours of classroom instruction in: labor law, workers’ compensation, client relations, bookkeeping, marketing and merchandising, emergency first aid, right-to-know laws, pertinent State and local laws and rules, business ethics, sanitation, electrical devices, personal grooming and hygiene.

E) Esthetics:
85 hours of instruction.

F) Nail Technology:
55 hours of instruction.

G) Electives:
35 hours of instruction.

H) Internship program is optional.
We encourage our students to participate in an internship program in the salon of their choice. It helps them find their way in the cosmetology world.

Teacher Curriculum
The Teachers Training classes do not test your ability as a stylist or nail tech. Psychology, teaching skills and methods are developed as well as preparing and presenting educational classes in theory and practical settings.

1000 Hour Cosmetology Teacher Curriculum

500 Hours Post-Graduate School Training
20 Hours Educational Psychology
20 Hours Teaching Methods (Theory)
150 Hours Application of Teaching Methods
50 Hours Business Methods
260 Hours Student Teaching

750 Hours Cosmetology Teachers Curriculum
With 2 years of active practice in the field of cosmetology prior to enrollment in the Teacher's Curriculum

20 Hours Educational Psychology
20 Hours Teaching Methods (Theory)
150 Hours Application of Teaching Method
50 Hours Business Methods
510 Hours Student Teaching