Beauty Program - Esthetician

600 total clock hours, 26 semester credit hours

The program is designed for students to acquire knowledge of laws and rules regulating establishments’ practices, knowledge of sanitation and sterilization as related to all phases of the skin, as well as general theory relative to esthetics including anatomy, chemistry, and physiology.

Persons with high school diploma or GED or college degree or passing score on ATB test are eligible to apply. Each applicant must take an entrance exam to enter the program of study at the college. Applicants who do not have a high school diploma or GED or a college degree and are beyond the age of compulsory secondary education in California must pass the Wonderlic’s Ability-To-Benefit (ATB) test to be considered for admission.

Classes are offered at the campus during Morning 8AM-4:30PM (15 Weeks), and Evening 6:00PM-10:00PM (30 Weeks) Monday through Friday.

The program consists of the following:

• Barbering and Cosmetology Act and the Boards Rules and Regulations
• Chemistry
• Health and Safety/Hazardous Substances
• Theory of Electricity in Cosmetology
• Disinfections and Sanitation
• Bacteriology, Anatomy, and Physiology
• Facials
• Eyebrow Arching and Hair Removal
• Tweezers and Wax/Depilatories
• Makeup
• Corrective Makeup and the Application of False Eyelashes
• Principles of Career Development

Students will learn the proper use of implements relative to all esthetician services, including knowledge of analyzing the skin, application of daytime and evening makeup to include the application of false eyelashes. Students will also learn the proper procedure of manual, electrical & chemical facials, tweezing and waxing procedure.

For more information about the Esthetician State Board exam requirements, visit http://www.barbercosmo.ca.gov or call us (TEL: 562-864-0506) or email us info@ati.edu.