Cert in Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

The cosmetology certificate is a thirty-two-week course that teaches the working knowledge and practical craft needed in the beauty trades. Subjects include cutting and shaping hair, nail care, skin treatments, chemical hair services and the principles behind coloring. Students practice in a fully equipped teaching salon inside the career-technology building at the Denison main campus, serving actual clients from the surrounding community. That live setting is meant to build confidence and sharpen technique before graduates sit for licensing. The college points out that its cosmetology offerings can be finished in under a year and cost less than comparable private schools. A fifteen-credit follow-on certificate is available for licensed cosmetologists who want to add barbering, including razor work and precision cutting, and qualify for the state barber exam.