Esthetics

Our Esthetics course is a 600-hour program comprising practical & theoretical instruction, as well as hands on clinical experience in the following areas: skin analysis, facial & body waxing, basic & advanced facials, skin care, body care, microdermabrasion, body wraps, reflexology, and make-up application.

What traits will you want to possess to be successful in the Esthetics industry?

• Be friendly and outgoing, able to converse with your client easily while also being comfortable with periods of prolonged silence.
• Keep up to date on the newest and best in the beauty industry, both with treatments and services, as well as with skin care products.
• Be a representation of the beauty industry, always striving to look your best and most professional.

Where will you work as an Esthetician?
Your options are immense. Salons, day spas, resort spas, from a home salon, or even alongside dermatologists or plastic surgeons. Regardless of where you choose to work, it will be important to promote yourself and your services, working to build your own clientele.

What kind of salary can you expect in Esthetics?
So many things go into this equation, such as where you live, where you choose to work, your experience, and the size of your clientele. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook reports median hourly wages for skin care specialists to be $13.81, with the expected employment demand for skin care specialists to increase by 38% by 2018.


Required Textbooks for the course:
• Milady’s Standard Esthetics Fundamentals Textbook: ISBN 1-4283-1892-5
• Milady’s Standard Esthetics Fundamentals Workbook: ISBN 1-4283-1894-1
• Milady’s Standard Esthetics Fundamentals Exam Review: ISBN 1-4283-1895-x
• Milady’s Standard Esthetics Student CD-Rom: 1-4283-1897-6

Esthetic Program Codes:
• SOC Code: 39-5094.00 Skin Care Specialists
-http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/39-5094.00
• CIP Code: 12.0408 Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist
-http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/cipdetail.aspx?y=55&cipid=87270

Gainful Employment/Program Integrity Information:

The following information is current for our 10/11 award year (July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010) program completers:
• On-time Graduation Rate: 80% **Note: Any student approved for a Leave of Absence
will not finish within 60-week anticipated completion date.

• Placement Rate: 83% (per NACCAS calculations)

• Tuition & Fees:
Tuition: $4,320
Registration: $150

• Kit & Supplies:
Kit & Supplies: $800
Kit & Supplies includes Milady’s textbooks, school uniform shirts, and tools of the Esthetics industry.

• Median Loan Debt:
-Title IV aid: $6,333
-Private aid: $0
-Institutional aid: $0