Esthetician
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Do you want the power to make others feel beautiful and confident? With our Esthetics degree program, you will garner all the skills needed to empower others with proper skincare and facial health practices. The skin is the largest organ of the human body, which makes caring for it properly so vital to a person’s health and well-being.
As a certified Esthetician, you can become a Skin Care Therapist, Spa Technician, or Facial Specialist who helps in the cleaning, beautifying and maintaining of the skin and face. Often referred to as skin specialists, Estheticians give facials, full-body treatments, and head and neck massages to improve the health and appearance of the skin and may provide other skin care treatments, such as peels, masks, and scrubs.
The Esthetics program is only available on the Gainesville campus.
Esthetics Degrees & Certificates
The NCTC Esthetician Program curriculum is governed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations. The 24 semester hour Esthetician curriculum leads to a Level I Workforce Certificate and helps prepare graduates to take the TDLR Esthetician Examinations. Successful completion of the examinations will allow graduates to practice as licensed esthetician in the state of Texas.
Esthetics Certificate
Freshmen will enroll in four courses in the first 16-week session and three courses the second 16-week semester for a total of seven courses to be completed in two semesters with a total of 24 semester credit hours (SCH). Students must pass these courses successfully to proceed to the next course in the sequence. Summer semesters are 10 weeks.
Enrollment
The completion of our two semester program prepares you to take the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR) Esthetician Examination to practice as a licensed professional in the state of Texas. It only takes two semesters to complete, making your dreams so much closer than you think!
To enroll in the Esthetician certificate program, you must:
Be at least 17 years of age by state licensure testing date
Have obtained a high school diploma or the equivalent (i.e. GED)
Apply to NCTC and complete the college orientation
Complete required Cosmetology department paperwork
Complete financial aid forms if applicable
Provide applicable transcripts
Pay a $25 fee to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a student permit
You can expect to receive highly-skilled training with plenty of hands-on experience and insight. When finished, you will be able to demonstrate proper skincare applications, understand the basic physiology of the skin, exhibit proper customer service skills such as listening to skincare issues, and know how to prepare proper treatment regimens for customers.