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Charlotte Technical College

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Cosmetology

Cosmetology 

Next Start Date: August 2025

Cosmetology is a one-year, full-day program for high school seniors. Students are trained in shampooing, rinsing, scalp treatments, hair styling, setting, cutting, coloring, foiling, bleaching, permanent waving, makeup, hair removal, facials, and manicuring. Experienced instructors teach bacteriology, anatomy, hygiene, sanitation, Florida cosmetology laws and rules, customer relations and salon management to prepare students for a career as a licensed Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist.

    • Florida Board of Health Licensed Cosmetologist
    Placement Rate: 90%
  • rising 12th graders only, full-day program, must have already met Algebra and reading requirements for graduation, min. 2.0 GPA and good attendance and behavior record

  • 8 credits (satisfies the Practical Arts credit required for graduation)

     

    • Federal CIP Code: 12.0401
    • Program Number: 8905100

     

    Grooming and Salon Services Core 1

    8757210

    .5 credit

     

    Cosmetology Nails 2

    8905120

    .5 credit

     

    Cosmetology Facials 3

    8905130

    .5 credit

     

    Cosmetology 4

    8905140

    1 credit

     

    Cosmetology 5

    8095150

    1 credit

     

    Cosmetology 6

    8095160

    1 credit

     

    Cosmetology 7

    8905170

    1 credit

     

    Cosmetology 8

    8905180

    1 credit

     

    Cosmetology 9

    8905190

    1.5 credit

    8 credits

  • High School Application Process

    • Complete the CTC High School Application online in the spring.
    • Let your high school counselor know that you applied to CTC.
    • Notification of acceptance/non-acceptance will be emailed.
    • Attend mandatory Orientation at the CTC campus with a parent or guardian.
  • After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

    1. Identify career opportunities.
    2. Demonstrate the importance of health, safety, and environmental management systems in organizations and their importance to organizational performance and regulatory compliance.
    3. Employ safe, sanitary and efficient work practices.
    4. Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills.
    5. Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills.
    6. Demonstrate science knowledge and skills.
    7. Explain the importance of employability skills and entrepreneurship skills.
    8. Demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills needed to accomplish team goals and objectives.
    9. Demonstrate personal money-management concepts, procedures, and strategies. 
    10. Describe the importance of professional ethics and legal responsibilities.
    11. Describe the roles within teams, work units, departments, organizations, inter-organizational systems, and the larger environment.
    12. Use information technology tools.
    13. Solve problems using critical thinking skills, creativity and innovation.
    14. Use oral and written communication skills in creating, expressing and interpreting information and ideas.
    15. Demonstrate the practice of performing manicures, pedicures, and apply artificial nails/nail wraps identifying the proper procedure and application of chemicals.
    16. Perform facials, manipulation and related massage, make-up, hair removal, and artificial lash application.  Identify the proper chemical to be prescribed using an understanding of the chemistry that affects the nails and skin that can be described, measured and predicted.  Demonstrate proper procedure and application of chemicals.
    17. Identify shampoo/hair conditioners and scalp treatments.  Evaluate scalp and hair needs by analysis, demonstrating an awareness of diseases and disorders.  Communicate an understanding of the chemical compositions and reactions of shampoos, conditioners, and rinses with water and each other.  Demonstrate an understanding of electrical current, transfer of energy and how it affects the skin.  Demonstrate application of shampoo, manipulations and rinsing.
    18. Identify and perform hair shaping (cutting).  Identify and analyze spheres and dimensional shapes using visualization.  Illustrate ways in which geometric shapes can be combined, subdivided and changed in performing haircuts on a manikin or client.  Communicate an understanding of factors that influence the determination of strategies necessary to meet individual client needs.
    19. Identify and perform hairstyles.  Identify and analyze spheres and dimensional shapes using visualization.  Illustrate ways in which geometric shapes can be combined, subdivided and changed in performing haircuts on a manikin or client.  Communicate an understanding of factors that influence the determination of strategies necessary to meet individual client needs.
    20. Identify and prepare hairpieces, wigs and hair attachments.  Identify and analyze spheres and dimensional shapes using visualization.  Illustrate ways in which geometric shapes can be combined, subdivided and changed in performing haircuts on a manikin or client.  Communicate an understanding of factors that influence the determination of strategies necessary to meet individual client needs.
    21. Identify and perform permanent waving/reconstruction and curl/ chemical relaxing.  Identify the proper chemical to be prescribed and understand the way chemicals affect the hair shaft and skin.  Be able to demonstrate proper procedure and application of chemicals.
    22. Identify and apply temporary/semi-permanent and permanent color/bleach and specialty color techniques.  Identify the proper chemical to be prescribed.  Understand the chemicals that affect the hair shaft and skin and be able to describe, measure, and predict chemical reactions.  Demonstrate proper procedures including the measurement, mixing and application of chemicals.
  • A close-up of a hairdressing station with styling tools, a fan, and a mannequin head.
  • A person's eyebrow is being tweezed with pink tweezers.
  • A hair salon with multiple styling stations, each equipped with a shampoo bowl and a comfortable chair.
  • Two mannequin heads with vibrant purple and orange hair face each other on a wooden table.