Diploma in Hairstyling at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada is a diploma in Applied Professions & Services programme. The programme runs for 42 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,491 per year (CAD 5,536 per year for local students).
Regulated to the 1,500 in-school training hours required by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, the one-year program trains students in an on-campus salon with professional tools and products, covering haircutting, barbering, styling, chemical texture services, hair colouring, and extensions and wigs alongside salon management, retail and self-promotion skills. Guest educators, speakers and platform artists bring current trends into the classroom, and graduates are prepared for roles such as salon owner, platform artist, product developer, colour technician, editorial stylist or salon manager; the program notes that synthetic fragrances and disinfectant bleach are used in training.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with Grade 12 English (College Preparation, ENG4C), or mature student status; missing prerequisites can be completed free through Academic Upgrading. Applicants must pass a Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check and purchase a hairstyling tool and supply kit through the campus bookstore, plus a black uniform with permitted colour or pattern accents. International applicants and those whose prior study was not in English must meet the college's general Diploma and College Certificate standard: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 79-80 with no test score below 20, PTE Academic 60 with no communicative skill below 52, or Duolingo English Test 110 with no band below 105. The programme begins in September 2027.
Application Details
Start Date:September 2027
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in September 2027, the application system opens on 26 September 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which qualified applications are assessed first-come, first-served until seats are full; Sault College publishes no equal-consideration date of its own, and neither OCAS nor the college states a separate date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly to Sault College rather than through ontariocolleges.ca; the college states only that applications are reviewed within five business days of submission and publishes no fixed opening or closing date for international admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
