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Mrs. Jaime Jones

Cosmetology

jjones@lcvt.tec.pa.us

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Program of Study:  Cosmetology

CIP Code: 12.0401 - Information Page

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Cosmetology program is designed to teach students to develop pride in their personal appearance and prepare them to become skilled Cosmetologists. Included in the instruction is the proper care of hair, scalp, skin, and nails. The major objective of the program is to prepare students for license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The cosmetology course is a three year course which involves a minimum of 1250 hours of instruction and practice. Since the hours are mandated by the state board, attendance is extremely important. Students are eligible to take the State Board exam once they reach their 1250 hours.

This program offers high school students the opportunity to gain the necessary skills and license in Cosmetology for which others have to pay private school tuition after graduation to obtain.

AVAILABLE CERTIFICATIONS

  • National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) Exam

A STUDENT IN COSMETOLOGY WILL LEARN:

  • Nail care including:  Manicures (water, oil, paraffin wax treatments and polish),  Pedicures (foot, ankle, and lower leg massage, paraffin wax treatments, and polish) Application of Artificial Nails (sculptured, nail tips, nail wraps, fills, repairs, tip overlays, fiberglass, gel and acrylic), and Manicuring Implements (abrasive files)

  • Skin care including:  Cleansing & Massage, Cosmetics (makeup, massage, essential oils), Skin exfoliation (manual and mechanical exfoliation), Waxing, and Tweezing.

  • Hair care including:  Hair Washing (Root to End and Deep Conditioning) Hair Color (virgin application, retouch, hair lightening, Chemical Texture (perming, and relaxing ammonium thioglycolate, sodium hydroxide methods), Hair Cutting (4 sections, inverted, blunt, and layers) and Styling (pin curls, finger waving, thermal curling, blow dry styling, braiding, rolling, and back combing)

  • Business methods, customer service, appointment book, professional ethics and current state board laws and rules

  • Safety, decontamination, anatomy, physiology, blood spill procedure, diseases and disorders of hair, scalp, skin and nails, and proper use of implements including shears, razors, clippers, and thinning shears

CAREER PATHWAYS

  • Barber *

  • Hairstylist *

  • Cosmetologist *

  • Manicurist/Pedicurist **

  • Skincare Specialist **

(* = Certificate needed, ** Postsecondary Nondegree award needed)

SKILLS TO DEVELOP

  • Creativity. Barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists must keep up with the latest trends and be ready to try new hairstyles for their clients.

  • Communication/Customer-service skills. Workers must be pleasant, friendly, and able to interact with customers in order to retain clients.

  • Listening skills. Barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists should be good listeners. They must listen carefully to what the client wants in order to make sure that the client is happy with the result.

  • Physical stamina. Barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists must be able to stand on their feet for long periods.

  • Tidiness. Workers must keep a neat personal appearance and keep their work area clean and sanitary. This requirement is necessary for the health and safety of their clients and for making clients comfortable enough so that they will want to return.

  • Time-management skills. Barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists need to manage their time efficiently when scheduling appointments and providing services. For example, routine haircuts do not require the precise timing of some other services, such as applying neutralizer after a permanent wave. Clients who receive timely hair care are more likely to return.

COMMON CORE STANDARD INTEGRATION:

  • Technical Reading: Main Idea & Text Evidence, Vocabulary & Symbols, Author’s Purpose, Text Structure (Compare/Contrast, Multi-Step Procedure, Description, & Qualitative/Technical Information into Visual Forms via Chart or Table) Multiple Sources

  • Mathematics: Liquid measurements/conversions, Angles (cutting), Shapes (facial make-up and hairstyling) Fractions, Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division,  Decimals (figuring tax on retail sales), Percentages

STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY

Visit the site to contact the State Board of Cosmetology www.dos.state.pa.us or reach them by mail:

  • Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

P.O. Box 2649

Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649

Phone: (717) 783-7192

Fax: (717) 783-0510

  • Pearson Vue is the new provider of Pennsylvania's State Board Exams. To schedule your State Board exam or to get information, go to the following site:  www.pearsonvue.com  Phone: (866) 638-7502

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