Cosmetology Certificate Program

Full time students meet 40 hour per week, eight hours a day. Colorado requires 1,450 clock hours to be eligible for the licensing exam. The Trinidad State Junior College curriculum includes professional ethics, bacteriology, shampoo and rinses, color theory, hair coloring techniques, permanent waving, hair styling, hair cutting, manicures, facials, makeup, OSHA regulations, sanitation, safety, and Colorado laws.

Students will learn job entry skills, customer communication, and shop procedures. Clinical practice involves working on the public under supervision and parallels, as close as possible, actual shop procedures in order to prepare students for working in the field.

General Education Requirements:

There are no general education requirements for this program. However, mathematics, study skills, and communication skills are essential to successful job performance and will be scheduled on an individual basis as necessary.

Cosmetology Core Courses:

First Semester

Second Semester

Summer Semester