At St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada, Diploma in Hairstyling - Fast Track is offered as a diploma in Applied Professions & Services programme. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 32,778 per year (CAD 10,283 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Applied Professions & Services
Duration: 3 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 10,283 / year
International tuition: CAD 32,778 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Program Overview Hairstylists are capable of advanced cutting techniques on both male and female clients, hair textured services (perming and chemical hair relaxing) hair colouring, colour correction, foiling techniques including current colour trends. In addition, stylists create “updo” styling for bridal and prom work, braiding and extension installation and maintenance. Program Highlights Clinical and lab experience. Students can earn credits towards apprenticeship. Industry specific field trips and involvement in community charity events. Students who have successfully completed their 1500 hours of in-school training will receive a diploma and apply those hours towards the Ministry required 3,500 total hours which includes 2000 hours of on the job training as a Registered Apprentice prior to challenging the Certificate of Qualification exam. Career Opportunities A typical entry-level position involves being an assistant to a stylist with the opportunity to build a clientele and begin working independently as a junior stylist within a salon. There is excellent potential for advancement with self-employment as an option, salon manager, trainer, industry sales representative, educator or platform artist.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with the majority of courses at the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level, as stated on the programme's own admission-requirements page. Mature applicants are directed to the College's general Admission Procedures for further detail. No portfolio, interview, work-experience, age, or criminal-record-check conditions are stated for this programme. No separate language-proficiency scores are published, so international and non-native-English applicants are held to St. Clair College's institution-wide English requirement for diploma programmes: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 60, PTE Academic 52, CAEL 60, CELPIP General 7.0 in each module, or Duolingo 110, scores no older than two years.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the online application opened on 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers are due by 1 May 2027; Winter 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 15 September 2026. St. Clair flags eight oversubscribed programmes and thirteen high-interest programmes for which it recommends applying by 1 February. After the equal-consideration dates, applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain. International applicants apply through the International OCAS portal and are admitted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis; St. Clair publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
