Diploma in Esthetician is a diploma in Applied Professions & Services programme taught at Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology in Sarnia, Canada. The programme runs for 12 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 7,597 per total for local students.
This Ontario College Diploma compresses two years of study into 12 months across three consecutive terms. Students complete more than 600 hours of hands-on practice in the college's on-site salon and spa, covering skin care, hair removal, body treatments, makeup, manicures and pedicures, along with business operations and health and safety standards. Graduates work in spas, salons, hotels, cruise ships and medical-esthetic settings, with some launching their own businesses.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D.) or equivalent with Grade 12 English at the College (C) or University (U) level. The programme page sets no international English-proficiency scale of its own and defers to Lambton College's institution-wide requirement: equivalent completion of Ontario secondary school plus IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 78, PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60, or CELPIP 7. Domestic applicants without the required English course may instead complete a Mature Student Assessment in English, or pursue Academic Upgrading or a Pre-Program at the college. No portfolio, interview, or other condition is stated on either page.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026 and 1 February 2027 is both the general equal-consideration date and the deadline Lambton states for its own competitive programs; later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain, and Lambton names no specific competitive programmes on its admissions page. International applicants apply directly to Lambton or through an authorised agent, with applications processed within two to five business days; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and offers carry their own acceptance and payment deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
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