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Admission

All Applicants must complete the following criteria before being officially admitted.

1) Must be a high school graduate or hold a GED certificate showing a high school equivalency. The student must document this by providing a diploma or GED test scores.

2) Must be at least 18 years of age by the time the training course is completed in order to qualify for licensing examination by the state of Indiana or Illinois.

3) Must complete Application for Enrollment form and beginning 2005 pay a $50 non-refundable application fee. (Download a PDF of this Form)

4) Must have a personal interview with a member of the staff

5) Must take an Entrance Exam, the results of which are considered in the admissions decision.

6) Must be accepted for admission by the Admissions Committee of the Academy.

7) Must have made the required financial deposit on or before the first day of class.

Curriculum

Our Academy is in session five (5) days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. The 10-Month Course schedule is Tuesdays and Saturdays, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and Wednesday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Our 13-Month Course schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. The 10-Month scheduled students are given 60 minutes for lunch, the 13-Month scheduled students 30 minutes. Based on the above scheduled hours attended each week, this course is considered a full-time schedule. Since this training program is based on the completion of 1,500 clock hours, only those hours of the student's actual class or clinic participation will be counted toward the completion of the 1,500 hours.

Permanent Waving – 370 hours Hair Styling – 280 hours Hair Cutting– 250 hours Hair Coloring – 100 hours Facials / Makeup – 55 hours Manicuring / Pedicuring – 45 hours Sanitation – 40 hours Shampooing – 35 hours Scalp Treatments – 35 hours

Hair Removal – 15 hours Chemistry – 10 hours Hair & Skin Composition – 10 hours Law – 10 hours Management – 10 hours Salesmanship – 10 hours Anatomy and Physiology – 5 hours Electricity – 5 hours Discretionary Hours – 215 hours

TOTAL – 1,500 hours

The Basic Division will be spent learning the technical skills of shampooing, permanent waving, hair cutting, scalp treatments, facial treatments, pin curling, fingerwaving, thermal waving, manicuring, pedicuring, hair coloring and bacteriology. All the procedures learned and practiced during the Basic Division will be done on mannequins or other students in the class.

After the Basic Division, students will move through three more divisions of training: Sophomore, Junior and Senior with each one becoming more advanced as skill levels progress. In each of the three latter divisions, when not in class, students' time will be spent in practicing practical areas of instruction on mannequins and guests patronizing our Academy for services.

Course Start Dates

COSMETOLOGY COURSE
September 16, 2008
November 25, 2008 (The last cosmetology class this year)*
February 10, 2009
April 14, 2009
June 23, 2009
September 15, 2009
November 24, 2009

"Anyone interested in applying for Federal Financial Aid must have their financial aid application (FAFSA) completed at least two (2) weeks prior to the class start date.

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