ESTHETICIAN
OVERVIEW
If you enjoy working with your hands and making people look and feel better, then a career as an Esthetician and Medical Esthetician is the perfect career for you.
Choosing the Esthetician program at SLC means you’ll be trained with the best – not just in Ontario, but also in Canada.
Our in-house training salon, Dynamic Designs, provides opportunities to practice practical skills with clients from the community. In addition to practical skills training and experience, the program includes extensive coverage of business and interpersonal skills. This includes codes of conduct, business management, customer service, sales training, and professionalism.
Keeping with the current trends of the industry we offer you the latest treatments and techniques in both basic and advanced and medical Esthetics.
The beauty industry continues to grow each year, expanding opportunities for a career in the esthetics profession. From setting up a home-based business, working in a medical spa to traveling the seas in cruise ship spas, esthetics students and graduates are presented with more options than ever before.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Code1126
Start DateSeptember
CredentialOntario College Diploma
CampusKingston
Program Length4 Semesters
DeliveryFull-Time
Open for international students
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Our program teaches in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of general, advanced, and medical esthetics:
- Basic and advanced skin care
- Hair removal
- Body massage and treatments
- Make-up artistry
- Nail care
- Advanced nail techniques
- Chemical peels
- Lash/brow tinting and lifting
- Lash extensions
- Sales and customer service
- Human anatomy
- Physiology
- Professional and health regulated standards
- Skin care formulation and chemistry
- Ethics
- Communication
- Business
It also teaches theoretical and practical technology skills used in medical esthetics:
- Microdermabrasion
- Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
- Body contouring
- Photo facials
- SRS
- Oxygeneo
- Vasculyse/electrocoagulation
Competition Success Record
- 2019 National Skills Competition: GOLD MEDAL WINNER - Katie Salamone
- 2019 Provincial Skills Competition: GOLD MEDAL WINNER - Katie Salamone
- 2018 National Skills Competition: SILVER MEDAL WINNER - Alexandra Fox
- 2018 Provincial Skills Competition: GOLD MEDAL WINNER - Alexandra Fox; SILVER MEDAL WINNER - Nicole Wright
- 2017 National Skills Competition: GOLD MEDAL WINNER - Stephanie-Rachel Kuepfer
- 2017 Provincial Skills Competition: GOLD MEDAL WNNER - Stephanie-Rachel Kuepfer; SILVER MEDAL WINNER - Shannon Marginson
PROGRAM OUTLINE
2022-2023
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
REQUIREMENTS
Admission Requirements
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including the following prerequisites:
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math
For OSSD equivalency options, see Admission Requirements.
If you are missing prerequisite courses, enroll in the Career/College Prep program, free for Ontario residents who are 19 years or older.
PLACEMENT
You will have two one-week placements of 35 hours each which gives our students the opportunity to acquire both hands-on experience in a spa setting and possible future employment. Many of our students gain part-time employment in the Esthetics field as soon as they have completed their first placement experience.
The students are encouraged to do their placements in an environment and location where they ultimately would be interested in working. A lot of our students have taken their placement in different cities in Canada and overseas.
FEES
2022-2023
Canadian Students
Tuition
Program Fees
Ancillary Fees
Total
CAD
$2,721.36
$0.00
$1,452.52
$4,173.88
Fees are estimates only. Tuition is based on three semesters.
International Students
Tuition
Program Fees
Ancillary Fees
Total
CAD
$30,591.00
$0.00
$2,218.85
$32,809.85
Fees are estimates only. Tuition is based on three semesters.
