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The right training can make all the difference for job-seekers. WCC-Ashe Campus School of Cosmetic Arts seeks to prepare graduates to enter a competitive job market having acquired advanced skills, confidence and marketability. With work experience and additional education, individuals may advance in the cosmetic profession.

Job Satisfaction

School of Cosmetic Arts

The WCC-Ashe Campus School of Cosmetic Arts provides training in a variety of areas. Haircutting, styling, permanent waving, hair coloring, hair relaxing, facials, manicuring, pedicuring, make-up, massage, lash/brow tint waxing and other cosmetic procedures are taught. Courses are designed for full-time and part-time classes. Fifteen hundred hours and mastering numerous skills are required before receiving a certificate of completion. A state board exam is administered before licenses can be rendered.

The Program

For information concerning WCC programs and gainful employment, please check the following link on our web page

www.wilkescc.edu/gainfulemploymentinfo.

363 Campus Drive

PO Box 504

Jefferson, NC 28640

www.wilkescc.edu

AdditionalInformation

Cosmetology

Manicurist

Esthetician

Tanning Bed Operator

The course is designed for full-time and part-time classes. Twelve hundred or fifteen hundred hours are required, along with numerous skills before receiving a certificate of completion. A state board exam is administered before licenses can be rendered.

We offer a complete cosmetology course, including skills of haircutting, styling, permanent waving, hair coloring, relaxing, facials, manicuring, pedicuring, make-up and much more.

Students completing the basic curriculum satisfactorily will advance to the clinic to complete remaining hours under instructor’s supervision.

This comprehensive course provides instruction and clinical practice in manicuring, nail building (application and maintenance of artificial nails) and pedicuring. The course content includes nail anatomy, disorders of nails, and irregularities of nails; theory and salesmanship as it relates to manicuring; actual practice in manicuring; and arm, hand, and foot massage.

Manicurist student must complete 300 hours in an approved beauty school or college before applying to the State Board of Cosmetic Arts for examination. Students enrolled only in manicuring shall only perform services directly to the prescribed course in manicuring.

Please note, this is a comprehensive course to provide training for those persons interested in becoming registered manicurists only and not desiring to become licensed cosmetologists.

The Esthetician (Skin Care) Programs consists of facial manipulations, facial for dry, normal, and oily skin types, packs and mask. It also includes make-up application, waxing, tweezing, and the study of skin disorders and diseases. This course is designed for full-time and part-time classes, which includes theory and practical application. Six hundred hours (600) are required.

In this course, students will be taught North Carolina Regulations re: Training Booths, Skin and Ultraviolet Radiation, FDA requirements for manufacturers, FDA Product Labeling Standards, Tanning Operator Training Facility Operations.

Student must be at least 16 years old to take this class. Certificates of completion for persons under the age of 18 years will be held at Wilkes Community College until their 18th birthday.

Effective May 1, 1993, the registrant shall not allow operation of tanning equipment by individuals who have not completed the formal training covering the topics outlined in Rule. 1418 (g) North Carolina Regulations for Protection against Radiation. The registrant shall maintain records of operator(s) training.

WCC-Ashe Campus School of Cosmetic Arts seeks to □ develop technical abilities to the highest level of

each student □ develop professional qualities within each student □ counsel each student in the variety of opportunities

within the field □ introduce and teach the techniques involved in the

latest products, equipment and styling trends □ fulfill all requirements of the North Carolina State

Board of Cosmetology

Find out more about this program.

Miriam Little336-982-HAIR (4247)

miriam.little@wilkescc.edu626 Ashe Central School Road

Jefferson, NC 28640