Esthetics

The Esthetics curriculum involves 750 hours to satisfy Texas state requirements. The course includes extensive instruction and practical experience in facials, hair removal, makeup application, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail skills, client record keeping, business ethics, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing. Students are prepared to be an entry level esthetician.

How the course is taught. Pre-clinical classroom instruction is devoted to classroom workshops, demonstrations, and practical experiences where students learn esthetics principles, technical information, safety and sanitation, and professional practices. Students then transition into the clinic classroom, where practical experience is gained through supervised guest services. The program is divided into the Core Curriculum and the Mentor Learning Experience, where students continue developing technical and therapeutic abilities while providing services to paying guests under Learning Leader supervision.

Testing. Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each theory exam, each Core written and practical skill exam and all final exams, and complete all assigned practical clinic classroom worksheets.

Learn the science of healthy skin, facial treatments, skin exfoliation procedures, product selections, waxing techniques, eye treatments, lash extensions, and makeup techniques. Our esthetics program offers hands-on training in classical professional techniques and skincare innovations—plus the business skills you’ll need in a career as a skincare therapist.

Level 1: Core. Future Professionals “learn the rules” and theory behind a results-oriented skin treatment and the hair removal theory required to perform a successful service, with live educator demonstrations and hands-on learning.

Level 2: Adaptive. Future Professionals become oriented to the clinic classroom where the guest service experience occurs, and “apply the rules” to accommodate the needs of the service guest.

Level 3: Creative. Future Professionals discover new industry information and trends and learn how to “expand the rules” and individualize the service to each guest’s needs, including peer teaching.

Technical areas. Skin treatments and infection control; sanitation and safety; the physiology of the skin; consultations and service protocols; analysis, chemistry, exfoliation, extractions; electricity and electrotherapy; ingredient and product technology; hair removal, waxing, brow design, and makeup; state laws and regulations.

Student kit. A makeup kit with brushes, professional cleansers, moisturizers, exfoliators, and much more.

The campus. Paul Mitchell The School Dallas is located in Carrollton, Texas, a mere 20-minute drive from the heart of Dallas and surrounded by the cities of Addison, Plano, Frisco, Richardson, Lewisville, Coppell, Anna, and McKinney. Conveniently located off I-635 and Dallas North Tollway, its 29,000-square-foot facility has provided industry-leading programs since its establishment in 1997.

Mission. Our school’s mission is to provide a quality educational system to prepare students to pass the state board examination and gain entry level employment within their chosen field of study. We strongly believe that when people come first, success will follow.

To qualify for admission to Paul Mitchell The School Dallas, a prospective student must demonstrate that they are academically prepared to be successful. A prospective student must be able to provide verifiable documentation to support that they have a high school diploma, recognized equivalency and/or those who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State where the institution is located prior to being accepted.

High school education and equivalents. Prospective students must have a high school diploma (this can be from a foreign school if it is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma); a recognized equivalent of a high school diploma, such as a general educational development (GED) certificate or other state sanctioned test or diploma-equivalency certificate like HiSet; have completed homeschooling at the secondary level as defined by state law; or have successfully completed at least 60 semester or trimester credit hours or 72 quarter credit hours that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree. The school does not accept ability to benefit (ATB) students.

Admission procedure. Complete and submit the application for admission, which may be obtained from an admissions advisor; pay the $100 registration fee; complete an interview with an admissions advisor; provide proof of identity; and provide high school or equivalent verification documents. Applicants who received their high school diploma in another country are required to submit their high school transcripts to a foreign credentialing evaluation service (any agency under NACES), with an English translation by a certified translator.

Decision. Once an applicant has completed the process to apply to the school, the admissions team and director reviews each applicant and their required application materials to determine if the applicant will be admitted. The applicant will be notified of the decision in writing. The school accepts re-entry students if they qualify. Incarcerated students are not eligible for admissions, because all classes and practical studies are done at the school’s physical location.

Core. Every program begins with a Core schedule at the Dallas campus:

• 4-Day Core: Tuesday-Friday 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM, 26 hours per week
• 4-Day Night Core: Monday-Thursday 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM, 18 hours per week

After Core: flex schedule. Students complete six (6) weeks in the Day Core schedule or eight (8) weeks in the Night Core schedule, then transition to a flex schedule. After completing Core, students may complete their scheduled weekly hours Monday-Thursday 9:30 AM - 10:00 PM and Friday-Saturday 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM, on an 18, 22.5, 26 or 32.5-hour flex schedule. Students may not exceed their scheduled weekly hours or ten (10) hours in one day.

Length in weeks. Length depends on the Core schedule and the weekly flex hours chosen:

• Day Core: 25 weeks at 32.5 flex hours, 29 at 26, 33 at 22.5 and 39 at 18
• Night Core: 27, 32, 35 and 42 weeks
• Maximum time frame: 143% of the program length

Start dates. Upcoming Dallas starts: November 16, 2026 (night Core); 2027 day starts January 12, February 23, April 13, May 25, July 6, August 17, September 28 and November 9; night starts January 25, April 5, June 7, August 2, September 27 and November 22.

Hours of operation. Monday - Thursday 9:30 AM to 10:00 PM; Friday 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM; Saturday 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM; closed Sunday. Paul Mitchell The School Dallas reserves the right to cancel a class prior to the first scheduled day of instruction, with a full refund of tuition and fees collected.