Esthetician Course Information

ESTHETICIAN COURSE DESCRIPTION

SOC 39-5094.00, CIP Code 12.0409:
(Monroeville Campus is not currently offering the Esthetician Program)

The state of Pennsylvania requires 300 hours of education to become a licensed esthetician, however the school offers a 400 hour esthetician program. The course includes extensive instruction and practical experience in facials, hair removal, makeup application, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail skills, client record keeping, business ethics, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing.

Within the additional 100 hours the course will include Lashes, Kett airbrush, complexion, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels. The program also focuses on professional development to include on set etiquette and self marketing.

*Graduates are prepared to become an entry level esthetician.

The esthetician program is not eligible for Title IV funding.

This program is taught in English

ESTHETICIAN COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Hours: 400 clock hours

The course is divided into pre-clinical classroom instruction and clinical service learning experiences.

1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 100 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 300 hours are spent gaining practical experience.

ESTHETICIAN COURSE OUTLINE

Your time at Bella Capelli Academy for the esthetics program will be divided into four designations:

1. Core Curriculum: This 100 hour time period is dedicated to exploring foundational knowledge and basic esthetics facial, hair removal, and makeup procedures. You will receive individual attention in practical workshops, and you will complete monthly worksheets and periodic tests throughout the course. This is an intense and exciting portion of your experience.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: You will enter a new phase of elective classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services that will continue to build you into a confident skin care therapist.
3. Classroom Learning Experience: During this phase of your learning, you will be introduced to guest speakers, prescriptive selling, motivation, self-improvement, body treatments, and emerging technologies. You will use your own technical and therapeutic abilities, coupled with the assistance of Learning Leaders, to provide service to guests. You will make discoveries and learn relationship-building skills that will ensure your success in this exciting, diverse field.
4. Creative Curriculum: You will dress, act, and work like a true professional. You will use your own technical and therapeutic abilities, coupled with the assistance of Bella Capelli Academy Learning Leaders, to prepare for your future salon and spa career.

Esthetician Course Subjects

The instructional program of Bella Capelli Academy esthetician meets or exceeds the state requirements:

The institution offers employment assistance to help graduates’ efforts to secure education-related employment that includes, but is not limited to training in professionalism, resume’ development, job interview preparation and job search skills.

ESTHETICIAN PROGRAM TESTING AND GRADING PROCEDURE

The following tests and grading procedures are incorporated during the student’s 400-hour course:

1. Academic theory exams: Students must receive 70% or higher on each weekly assigned theory exam. Students must receive a 70% or higher grade on all tests given.
2. Core Test: Core Performance Skill and Theory evaluation test. If a student fails to pass this evaluation test on their second attempt, they may be asked to withdraw and may be asked to re-enroll in the next class start date.
3. Hourly practical worksheets: The student must complete all hourly practical worksheets. Students must receive 100% to meet practical graduation requirements.

ESTHETICIAN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES AND METHODS

Students in the 400 hour esthetician program are provided through a sequential set of learning steps which address specific tasks necessary for State Board preparation, graduation and job entry level skills. Clinic equipment, implements and products are comparable to those used in the industry. Each student will receive instruction that relates to the performance of useful, creative and productive career oriented activities. The course is presented through well-developed lesson plans that reflect the latest educational methods. Subjects are presented by means of lecture, demonstration, and student participation. Audio-visual aids, guest speakers, field trips, distance education, and other related learning methods are used in the course.