Cosmetology - Facial (AAS)

Associate Of Applied Science (AAS)
LSC-Kingwood
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Accreditation
SACSCOC
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Program Duration
60 credit hours
Modality
On campus
Tuition
$6,660.00
Application Fee
$0
Financial Aid
Financial aid available

Cosmetology - Facial (AAS) is an Associate Of Applied Science (AAS) program offered by Lone Star College in Kingwood, TX. The program takes 60 credit hours to complete, with a total tuition of $6,660.

Program Overview

  • The facial esthetics program is designed to prepare the student with the skills and knowledge required for an entry-level position in the facial/esthetics profession.
  • Program Highlights
  • Lone Star College has innovative cosmetology facilities that offer cutting edge knowledge and skills to become a licensed practitioner. Students will begin their cosmetology journey with theory and foundation skills, primarily with manikins, and progress to live models. Throughout the course our faculty guide students to achieve their full potential. By graduation, our students gain the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to achieve licensure and salon success.
  • Credentials and Careers
  • The Cosmetology Facial AAS Degree is a full-time, 9-month program. In nine months students can complete the Cosmetology Facial AAS certificate, gain licensure, and begin working in a salon/spa as they complete their AAS Degree.
  • Facial treatment specialists often work in spas and salons, and some provide skin care services in medical facilities. Other professionals in the field apply treatments and sell make-up in shopping centers or department stores.
  • Transferability
  • General education courses (Core) are designated for easy transfer to Texas public institutions and applicable to requirements at private and out-of-state institutions.
  • Technical coursework may be transferable to other institutions.
  • Please consult with a program advisor for more information about transferability.

Admission Requirements and Process

  • Must submit Cosmetology Program admission application.
  • Must be in disciplinary good standing at all institutions. No student will be admitted who is under disciplinary suspension status. If a student is under disciplinary suspension or transferred to an alternative program due to disciplinary actions, the student will be dropped from the college program. Any such status requires positive resolution from the other institution before a student will be considered for admission.
  • A high school diploma or GED Is required for program admission.

Program Schedule

  • Prerequisite: Completion of Facial Specialist, Level 1 Certificate (23 Credit Hours)
  • This award requires 60 credit hours in total; the course list below is the 35 credit hours specific to it.
  • Lone Star College reports 1424 contact hours for this award.
  • Where the course list shows "Choose N credit hours", those courses are the options for one elective slot, not additional requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Facial Specialist Level 1 Certificate
  • Demonstrate competency in written theory and related practical application required for the completion of the Esthetics program and Esthetic licensing examination.
  • Demonstrate proper technical, sanitation and safety procedures as required by Texas state law governing the practice of Esthetics.
  • Cosmetology Facial AAS
  • Demonstrate proper sanitation and safety practices as required by Texas state law governing estheticians.
  • Demonstrate technical proficiency equal to the requirements for entry-level positions in the Esthetics field.

Cost of Attendance and Financial Aid Information

  • Tuition shown is the in-district rate of $111.00 per credit hour for 60 credit hours.
  • Out-of-district Texas residents pay $249.00 per credit hour ($14,940.00); international and out-of-state students pay $313.00 per credit hour ($18,780.00).
  • Lab fees vary by course and liability insurance, uniforms and supplies vary by program, so Lone Star College publishes no all-in total for this award. Tuition above excludes them.
  • Financial aid and payment plans are available to most students.
  • Application fee: none. Lone Star College applications are free.

Licensure and Certification

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Background Check

  • Crimes involving prohibited sexual conduct or involving children as victims. Reasons: Licensees have direct contact with members of the general public, often in settings with no one else present.
  • A person with a predisposition for crimes involving prohibited sexual conduct or involving children as victims would have the opportunity to engage in further similar conduct.
  • Crimes against the person such as homicide, kidnapping and assault. Reasons: Licensees have direct contact with persons in situations that have potential for confrontational behavior.
  • A person with a predisposition of a violent response would pose a risk to the public.
  • Crimes involving illegal manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance. Reasons: Licensees work in a business establishment under their control, that is difficult to monitor with customers constantly coming and going, sometimes lingering for varied periods of time, which would provide a person with a predisposition to sell controlled substances an effective cover of their selling of controlled substances.
  • Licensees have exclusive access to customers for extended periods of time providing the opportunity for persons with predisposition to sell controlled substances the opportunity to persuade the uninitiated to buy a controlled substance.

Program Notes

  • The Student Success Course Requirement is satisfied through successful completion of CSME 1420.
  • The AAS General Education Requirement, EDUC 1300 Learning Framework, is satisfied through successful completion of CSME 1420 - Orientation to Facial Specialist
  • Program Capstone requirement is satisfied through successful completion of departmental exam.

Career outlook

Government figures for Skincare Specialists · typical entry education: Postsecondary certificate. These describe the occupation, not this school's graduates.

Advance your career

$35,570
median salary in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023.
$43,200
median salary nationally
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Skincare Specialists.
+10%
projected change in employment, 2023–2033
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections.
70,240
people employed in this occupation nationally
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024.

Related job titles

  • Aesthetic RN Injector (Aesthetic Registered Nurse Injector)
  • Aesthetician
  • Beautician
  • Beauty Therapist
  • Brow Waxing Expert
  • Clinical Esthetician
  • Electrolysis Needle Operator
  • Electrolysis Operator
  • Electrolysist

Titles reported for this occupation by O*NET. Not a list of jobs this program guarantees.

Required Courses

Subject #NameCredits
Second Semester
PSYC2301General Psychology3
Subtotal3
Second Semester / Choose 3 credit hours - Elective - Speech
SPCH1315Public Speaking3
SPCH1318Interpersonal Communication3
Subtotal6
Third Semester
PHED1304Personal/Community Health3
Subtotal3
Third Semester / Choose 4 credit hours
BIOL1406Biology I for Science Majors4
BIOL1407Biology II for Science Majors4
BIOL1408Biology I for Non-science Majors4
BIOL1409Biology II - Non-Science Majors4
BIOL1414Introduction to Biotechnology4
BIOL1415Introduction to Biotechnology II4
BIOL2401Human Anatomy & Physiology I4
BIOL2402Human Anatomy & Physiology II4
BIOL2404Intro to Anatomy and Physiology4
BIOL2406Environmental Biology4
BIOL2420Microbiology for Non-Science Majors4
BIOL2421Microbiology for Science Majors4
CHEM1405Introduction to Chemistry4
CHEM1407Introductory Chemistry II4
CHEM1411General Chemistry I4
CHEM1412General Chemistry II4
CHEM2423Organic Chemistry I4
CHEM2425Organic Chemistry II4
ENVR1401Environmental Science I4
ENVR1402Environmental Science II4
GEOL1401Earth Sciences for Non-Science Majors I4
GEOL1402Earth Sciences for Non-Science Majors II4
GEOL1403Physical Geology4
GEOL1404Historical Geology4
GEOL1405Environmental Geology4
GEOL1445Oceanography4
GEOL1447Meteorology4
PHYS1401College Physics I4
PHYS1402College Physics II4
PHYS1403Stars and Galaxies4
PHYS1404Solar System4
PHYS1410Elementary Physics4
PHYS2425University Physics I4
PHYS2426University Physics II4
Subtotal136
Third Semester / Choose 3 credit hours
ARAB2311Intermediate Arabic I3
ARAB2312Intermediate Arabic II3
CHIN2311Intermediate Chinese I3
CHIN2312Intermediate Chinese II3
ENGL2322Survey of British Literature: Anglo-Saxon through the Eighteenth Century3
ENGL2323Survey of British Literature: Romantic through the Present3
ENGL2327Survey of American Literature: Exploration through the Civil War3
ENGL2328Survey of American Literature: Civil War through the Present3
ENGL2332Survey of World Literature - Ancient World through the 16th Century3
ENGL2333Survey of World Literature- 17th Century through the Present3
ENGL2341Forms of Literature3
ENGL2351Mexican-American Literature3
FREN2311Intermediate French I3
FREN2312Intermediate French II3
GERM2311Intermediate German I3
GERM2312Intermediate German II3
HUMA1301Early Global Cultures3
HUMA1302Later Global Cultures3
HUMA1305Introduction to Mexican-American Studies3
HUMA1311Mexican-American Fine Arts Appreciation3
HUMA2319Minority Cultures in the United States3
ITAL2311Intermediate Italian I3
ITAL2312Intermediate Italian II3
JAPN2311Intermediate Japanese3
JAPN2312Intermediate Japanese II3
PHIL1301Introduction To Philosophy3
PHIL1304Introduction To World Religions3
PHIL2306Introduction to Ethics3
PHIL2307Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy3
PHIL2316Classical Philosophy3
PHIL2321Philosophy Of Religion3
PORT2311Intermediate Portuguese I3
PORT2312Intermediate Portuguese II3
SGNL2301Interm American Sign Language I3
SGNL2302Interm American Sign Language II3
SPAN2311Intermediate Spanish I3
SPAN2312Intermediate Spanish II3
SPAN2313Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers I3
SPAN2315Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers II3
ARTS1301Art Appreciation3
ARTS1303Art History: Prehistory to Gothic3
ARTS1304Art History: Renaissance to Modern3
ARTS13112-D Design3
ARTS13123-D Design3
ARTS1316Drawing I3
DANC2303Dance Appreciation3
DRAM1310Theatre Appreciation3
DRAM2366Film Appreciation3
MUSI1303Fundamentals of Music3
MUSI1306Appreciating Music3
MUSI1307Music Literature3
MUSI1310American Music3
Subtotal156
Third Semester
ENGL1301Composition & Rhetoric I3
Subtotal3
Third Semester / Choose 3 credit hours - Elective - Introduction to Computers
ITSC1301Introduction to Computers3
COSC1301Introduction to Computers3
Subtotal6
Fourth Semester / Choose 3 credit hours
GOVT2305Federal Government3
GOVT2306Texas Government3
Subtotal6
Fourth Semester
BUSI1301Business Principles3
HRPO1311Human Relations3
ENGL1302Composition & Rhetoric II3
PHED1164Introduction to Physical Fitness & Wellness1
Subtotal10
Program Total329
Cosmetology - Facial (AAS)
Lone Star College · Kingwood, TX