Students in the Cosmetology program are trained to provide personal services to clientele relating to good grooming. These services include hair cutting, shampooing and rinses, hair arranging, hair coloring, chemical waving and relaxing, hair removal, manicuring and pedicuring, facials, make-up, scalp and hair treatments, and wigs. Students in the Cosmetology program are trained in the basic skills needed to meet the competencies for the examination required by the Florida State Board of Cosmetology.

Students will perform services in the salon clinic and in the classroom on mannequins. After a Cosmetology graduate passes the State examination, a license is received and the graduate is then available for entry-level employment in a salon. The student becomes familiar with business and sales principles, professional ethics, and psychology.

Students study the Florida State laws governing the practice of cosmetology. Students become familiar with job seeking skills to prepare them for entry into the cosmetology profession.