The objective of the program is to prepare the student to become a professional cosmetologist with proficiency in having practiced and demonstrated the art of such services as styling, perming, coloring, straightening, haircutting (scissors and razor), manicuring, pedicuring, facials, makeup, shampooing, scalp and hair treatments. To train the student to manage a beauty shop and assume shop responsibilities.

The Master Cosmetology Program is designed to meet State Board requirements. A combination of lecture and laboratory instruction includes personal hygiene and grooming; salesmanship and skills in serving the public; antisepsis, bacteriology, sterilization, principles of sanitation; use of electrical appliances and principles of electricity; safety requirements in operation of a beauty salon; fundamentals of physiology; principles of chemistry and composition of cosmetic materials; law and administrative regulations. Proficiencies to be developed include hairdressing, chemical waving and straightening, haircutting and shaping, hair coloring, scalp and hair treatments, facials, manicuring, and operation of a beauty salon.

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