Cosmetology
Tracy Jepsen
tjepsen@capetech.us
Bill Marino
bmarino@capetech.us
x225
In the Cosmetology Program students pursue the art and science of beauty care. Students develop ability to create and design using hair, skin and nails as their creative medium. This includes the styling, shaping, and coloring of hair, the use of skin care products and makeup and the care of nails. There is in-depth instruction in personal and professional health, decontamination and infection control, properties of the hair and all aspects of caring for hair, including cutting, coloring, and perming. Instruction takes place in a fully functioning beauty and hair salon serving the public.
The curriculum includes lecture information, handouts, reading assignments, hands-on experience, verbal and written evaluation and performance evaluation. Students are graded for hands-on work done during shop time, classroom work done during theory and are given various projects during the year that include research and writing skills. Shop management and related business practices are stressed throughout the course, as shop management is often the ultimate goal of graduates. Students use professional salon management software, practice a variety of management skills, and employ a broad use of mathematics and other academic skills.
While students are perfecting technical and academic skills they also work on social skills related to customer service. These skills include customer relations, consultations, teamwork, listening skills, acceptance of responsibility (dealing with chemicals), and the desire to continue learning in an industry that is constantly changing. Students that accumulate 1000 hours after the age of 16 are eligible to take the state licensing exam and become a licensed cosmetologist.