CTEC COSMETOLOGY/BARBERING PROGRAM

Revised April, 2014

The CTEC Cosmetology/Barbering Program is a Utah State University - Eastern Concurrent Enrollment program offered to high school juniors and seniors.  The CTEC Cos/Bar program provides the high school student with the ability to advance their education and practical skills before their High School graduation.  Students earn hours towards the State of Utah Professional License and concurrent credits towards Utah State University-Eastern Barber/Cosmetology course curriculum requirements.  Upon high school graduation, the student will have an advantage of a head start in their education of the Cosmetology/Barbering fields.   

The CTEC Cosmetology/Barbering lab runs as a full service salon that is open to the public. The client provides the student the opportunity to practice men’s and women’s hair styling, cutting, coloring, perming, chemical relaxing, skin care, and nail care with emphasis on safety, sanitation and professionalism.  The student has constant exposure to clients in order to practice for employment in one of the exciting fields in the cosmetology industry. 

Students are required once only to purchase a required supply kit and textbooks when they enter into the program.  A lab fee is charged each semester.  Two semesters comprise the traditional school year and a third semester is offered in the summer.  During the school year, the student attends every weekday for 2 class periods either in the morning or in the afternoon and then the student attends in the evening for an additional salon experience lab 2 days a week.   A student may earn approximately 330 clock hours per semester.

After high school graduation, the students who have not earned the required clock hours of training will continue their training at Utah State University-Eastern, an applied technology center (ATC) or private school.  Once the student completes the chosen school’s curriculum, the student will then prepare to take the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology, Inc. (NIC) test and apply for a State of Utah Cosmetology/Barbering license.

Students who complete 2000 clock hours at the CTEC Cosmetology/Barbering Program will be prepared to take the NIC test and apply for a State of Utah Cosmetology/Barbering license.