What to Expect?
Part Time (18 hrs per week) 14 mo.
Full Time (32 hrs per week) 8 mo.
Part Time (18 hrs per week) 10 months
Full Time (32 hours per week) 6 months
*160 additional clock hours are required after successfully, passing state board practical exam for manicuring license to upgrade license to a manicurist waxer license.
Instructors Program requires 1500 Clock Hours or 650 Clock Hours with proof of 1 year salon or spa experience.
1500 Clock Hours
Part Time 19 months | Full Time 15 months
650 Clock Hours
Part time | Full time 9 months
1500 Clock Hours
Part Time 19 months | Full Time 15 months
650 Clock Hours
Part time 10 Months | Full time 9 months
750 Clock Hours
Part Time 8 Months | Full Time 6 Months
*This program has a waitlist. If interested, please submit an inquiry via contact form.
This course meets requirements to sit for the written and practical state board exam if you failed to test within the 2 year period following completion of an esthetics or manicuring program or failure to pass within 3 attempts. Clock hours will be obtained in your chosen discipline and include state board prep.
Part time 5 months | Full time 4 months
Open to all licensed professionals. For additional information, please email us at info@ascendhsv.com. ASCEND students may elect to earn one continued education certificate, which is included in tuition at no additional cost.
· Leadership & Entrepreneurship
· Bridal Makeup
· Specialty Nail Art
· Non-Toxic Nail Care
· Corrective Skin Care & Chemical Peels
· Speed Brazilian Waxing
*SOAR Certificates subject to availability
Programs are regulated by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology & Barbering. Makeup, Brow & Lash Artistry programs do not require State Board testing.
The ASCEND PREP Program was established to help students prepare mentally and financially to start school. Upon acceptance into ASCEND students may opt into immediate enrollment or be added to the waitlist to enroll within 4 months contingent upon student capacity and seats available. During this program students must complete the following steps:
1. Upon receipt of acceptance letter, review and sign the student enrollment agreement.
2. Schedule an Explore Session to establish your student dashboard and create a financial plan with our Student Success Coordinator.
3. Book initial counseling assessment with our school counselor, Tarica Hilman, here. You must select Tarica Hilman or submit a request via email for her to schedule you.
4. Complete the Ascend Prep Assessment here.
SOAR is a bridge program designed to catapult our students into fulfilling careers. The program requires students to select a specific niche, earning their first continued education certificate at ASCEND while continuing to gain hands-on experience through clinicals. The student journey concludes with an externship at a local salon or spa and job placement or business coaching for students seeking self-employment.
SOAR will continue to build partnerships with local and national beauty experts and brands to expose our students to every aspect of the cosmetology industry. With monthly affordable workshops featuring talented platform artists, inventors, salon owners and business professionals, our students are destined for a career full of professional growth and longevity.
The SOAR program has partnered with Regions Bank to offer financial literacy sessions that will help prepare our students for managing money. Students will learn about how to properly save and invest in their future. We will feature motivational speakers and consultants to speak to our students year-round ensuring that each student is able to find a niche to develop and enhance.
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