The curriculum provides a simulated salon environment which enables students to develop manipulative skills. Graduates should qualify to sit for the State Board of Cosmetic Arts examination. Upon successfully passing the State Board exam, graduates will be issued a license.
Employment is available in beauty salons and related businesses.
Through a cooperative program agreement between Carteret Community College and the Carteret County School System, high school students may enroll in the Cosmetology Program and receive both college credits and Carnegie units. This course is designed to enhance reading and writing skills for the workplace. Emphasis is placed on technical reading, job-related vocabulary, sentence writing, punctuation, and spelling. Upon completion, students should be able to identify main ideas with supporting details and produce mechanically correct short writings appropriate to the workplace. This is a diploma-level course.