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Full Specialist Program
in Altamonte Springs, FL
Course Description & Objectives
The advanced Esthetics Program aims to prepare students for licensure and entry-level positions in the Medspa environment. The Advanced Esthetics Program is focused on teaching broad, transferable skills. It stresses understanding and demonstrating the advanced elements of skin care, including hair removal, makeup, and basic manicuring and pedicuring. Upon completion of the program, students will have completed 600 clock hours. They will have met the criteria to apply for state licensure for Advanced Esthetics and will be able to demonstrate advanced skin knowledge and perform facial services on all skin types.
The program blends theory with skills in a simulated medical spa setting under the supervision of qualified instructors licensed by Florida. Clinical and simulated laboratory learning is correlated with didactic instruction. The program includes but is not limited to human relations and employability, legal and ethical responsibilities, principles of infection control (HIV/ AIDS and hepatitis), first aid, verbal and written communications, principles of office management, client physical comfort, sanitation, and safety functions, anatomy, and physiology, biology of hair growth, understanding and following clients plan of care, principles of client assessment, and a review for the state licensing requirements. Students will also learn FL cosmetology law and rules, safety/ sanitation, chemistry, bacteriology, the art of makeup, basic manicuring, and pedicuring. They will be able to perform manipulative and electoral techniques required in the practice of a facial/ skincare specialist. Meraki Esthetics Institute will assist the graduation student in contacting the appropriate credentialing agency to complete the necessary forms required for application for licensure. The school will provide a diploma as proof of completing the program with the required clock hours.
Admission Requirements
To qualify for the Full Specialist Program at Meraki Esthetics Institute, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Minimum age of 18 years.
- Possession of a high school diploma, GED, or a college degree.
- Demonstrable manual dexterity with full use of hands and fingers.
- Good communication skills and basic proficiency in English.
Applicants for programs of four hundred and fifty (450) hours or more, or the equivalent in credit hours, are required to pass a basic skills examination unless they can provide evidence of a high school diploma, GED, or its equivalent. Acceptance into the program is based upon the successful submission and review of all requested documents, fulfillment of all admission requirements, and approval from the Director.
Program Length
- Clock Hours: 600 Hours
- Credit Hours: 155 Credits
- Theory Hours: 445 Hours
- Lab Hours: 155 Hours
- Total Contact Hours: 600 Hours
Cost Breakdown
- Tuition $10,000
- Registration Fee $100.00
- E-Book & Management $900
- Supply Fees $700
- Total Program Cost $11,700
For more information or to apply, please visit our admissions page or contact the Meraki Esthetics Institute directly.
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