Diploma in Hairstylist is a diploma in Applied Professions & Services programme offered by 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.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Applied Professions & Services
Duration: 12 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 7,597 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Ontario College Diploma is delivered in 12 months over three consecutive terms and provides 1,500 hours of hairstyling education, including 510 hours of theory and 990 hours of practice. Students train in cutting, styling, colouring and lightening, permanent waving, chemical relaxing and hair additions, with most practical work completed in the college's on-site salon. Graduates pursue careers as hairstylists, colour technicians, salon managers and business owners.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry to this Ontario College Diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D.) or equivalent, including Grade 12 English at the College (C) or University/College (U) level; Lambton College's programme page lists no further Grade 12 subject prerequisite. Applicants who have not completed the required English course may instead qualify through Lambton's Mature Student Assessment in English if they meet the mature-student criteria, and academic admission requirements can otherwise be completed through Academic Upgrading and Lambton's Pre-Programs. International applicants must also meet Lambton College's institution-wide English-language proficiency requirement for diploma and certificate programs: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0 (one skill retake accepted), TOEFL iBT 78, PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60 with no band below 50, CELPIP General 7, or Duolingo English Test 105, among the other tests the college accepts; scores must be dated within the last two years. Hairstyling is a licensed Ontario trade: the 1,500 in-school hours of theory and salon practice can be paired with a further 2,000 in-salon apprenticeship hours toward the 3,500-hour total needed to sit the provincial Certificate of Qualification exam.
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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