Cosmetology

This course allows students hands on experience with hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics to combine the basic theoretical concepts with practical applications using mannequins and lab demonstrations.  Students receive instruction and supervised experience to enhance learning opportunities and reinforce cosmetology skills.  Students demonstrate learning by the completion of required practical and clinical activities.

This course includes a basic study of hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics.  Curriculum includes topics such as the basic principles and techniques of the hair and scalp including hair care, design, and chemical processes; manicures, pedicures, and massages including proper safety procedures related to skin care, nail care, and facial treatments; the proper use of salon equipment and tools; the study of human anatomy, bacteriology, physiology, and cells emphasizing math and science with chemistry and electricity as it relates to cosmetology; laws, rules, and regulations related to the cosmetology industry; and maintaining a healthy body and mind including various levels of hygiene, sanitation, and infection control procedures.  Integrated into this course are concepts of learning professional ethics and salon operations including salesmanship, business management, effective written and oral communication to establish good customer service, and overall salon deportment.

This course is designed for students to gain experience integrating basic cosmetology skills into a salon environment.  Students perform basic techniques and demonstrate cosmetology skills with hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics using students and outside patrons. Under supervision of a licensed instructor, the clinic is operated as an actual beauty salon business.

This course is a continued study into the intermediate skill applications that allow students hands on experience with hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics to combine the intermediate theoretical concepts with practical applications using mannequins and lab demonstrations. Students receive instruction and supervised experience to enhance learning opportunities and reinforce cosmetology skills.  Students demonstrate learning and continuation by completion of required practical and clinical activities.

This course provides a continued study into the intermediate concepts of hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics.  Curriculum includes topics such as the intermediate principles and techniques of the hair and scalp including hair care, design, and chemical processes; manicures, pedicures, and massages including proper safety procedures related to skin care, nail care, and facial treatments; the proper use of salon equipment and tools; the study of human anatomy, bacteriology, physiology, and cells emphasizing math and science with chemistry and electricity as it relates to cosmetology; laws, rules, and regulations related to the cosmetology industry; and maintaining a healthy body and mind including various levels of hygiene, sanitation, and infection control procedures.  Integrated into this course are concepts of learning professional ethics and salon operations including salesmanship, business management, effective written and oral communication to establish good customer service, and overall salon department.

This course is designed for students to gain experience integrating intermediate cosmetology skills into a salon environment.  Students perform intermediate techniques and demonstrate cosmetology skills with hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics using students and outside patrons.  Under supervision of a licensed instructor, the clinic is operated as an actual beauty salon business.

This course allows students hands on experience with hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics to combine the advanced theoretical concepts with practical applications using mannequins and lab demonstrations.  Students receive instruction and supervised experience to enhance learning opportunities and reinforce cosmetology skills.  Students demonstrate advancement by completion of required practical and clinical activities.  This course prepares students to take the cosmetology licensing exam given by the Arkansas Department of Health-Cosmetology section.

This course includes the advanced study of hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics.  Curriculum includes topics such as the advanced principles and techniques of the hair and scalp including hair care, design, and chemical processes; manicures, pedicures, and massages including proper safety procedures related to skin care, nail care, and facial treatments; the proper use of salon equipment and tools; the study of human anatomy, bacteriology, physiology, and cells emphasizing math and science with chemistry and electricity as it relates to cosmetology; laws, rules, and regulations related to the cosmetology industry; and maintaining a healthy body and mind including various levels of hygiene, sanitation, and infection control procedures.  Integrated into this course are the concepts of learning professional ethics and salon operations including salesmanship, business management, effective written and oral communication to establish good customer service, and overall salon deportment.  This course prepares students to take the cosmetology licensing exam given by the Arkansas Department of Health-Cosmetology section.

This course is designed for students to gain experience integrating cosmetology skills in a salon environment.  Students perform techniques and demonstrate cosmetology skills with hairstyling, manicuring, and aesthetics using students and outside patrons.  Under supervision of a licensed instructor, the clinic is operated as an actual beauty salon business.  This course prepares students to take the cosmetology licensing exam given by the Arkansas Department of Health-Cosmetology section.