(Noncredit)
State Control Number: 43306
Program Code: COSM.ADCO.CCN
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: No
The Advanced Cosmetology Certificate of Completion shows additional continuing personal, professional, and educational development. Students will be able to communicate advanced skills and practices incorporating the health and safety standards necessary to reduce and minimize public safety issues in the workplace. This certificate will cover advanced cosmetology skills and concepts; the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology health, safety, and disinfection standards; advanced instructional lectures and demonstrations; and written and practical examinations. Students will expand on intermediate theoretical and practical knowledge of industry safety standards to infer evidence-based applications and reasoning of best procedures and practices. Upon completion of this certificate, students will be proficient in this knowledge, having mastered advanced daily practices within a simulated salon environment on volunteer patrons from within the community. Students will have completed the training requirements as outlined by the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology for licensure. Locally projected increases in cosmetology workforce demand will expand career opportunities to students within various employment opportunities for high desert graduates. Job opportunities include hairstyling, manicuring, esthetics, self-employed cosmetologists, educators, freelance and special event hires, salon management and ownership, and cosmetology product developers, as well as expanding into other industries where aesthetics and self-care are evolving.
Total Certificate Hours: 296.0 - 333.0