Hair Technician Program

Specialize in Hair and Step Into the Salon Industry Faster

900 Hours | Approximately 28 Weeks

The Hair Technician Program is a focused path for students who want to specialize in hair services only. This program is ideal for individuals who love cutting, coloring, and styling and want targeted training for the salon industry.

Focused Hair Training

Spend Less Time Sitting and More Time Doing

Students spend their time building strong technical skills through daily practice, instructor demonstrations, and hands-on client services. Emphasis is placed on technique, safety, and efficiency, skills that employers look for in new hires.

You’ll build muscle memory, refine your technique, and gain the confidence salons expect from new hires.

Program Snapshot

  • 900 total program hours
  • Approximately 28 weeks
  • Focused on hair services only
  • Meets state licensure requirements
  • Leads to a Certificate of Completion
  • Professional kit and learning technology included

A Typical Day

Hands-On Practice for Real Salon Skills

Technique demonstrations from instructors
Guided practice on mannequins and live models
Client services on the clinic floor
Efficient, safe, and confident work habits
Trending haircuts and modern styling techniques
Blowouts, thermal styling, and finishing work
Hair coloring, formulation, and chemical services
Texture services and chemical hair control
Client consultation and professional communication
Sanitation, safety, and professional salon standards

Included at No Additional Cost

Beauty as a Business

Strong skills matter, but visibility matters just as much. As part of the Hair Technician Program, students complete Beauty as a Business, a modern business and social media curriculum designed specifically for beauty professionals.

This course helps students learn how to market hair services professionally and consistently in today’s digital world.

Marketing Skills You’ll Build

  • Present your work online in a clean, professional way
  • Use social media to highlight cuts, color, and styling
  • Build a personal brand that reflects your skills and style
  • Communicate with clients before they ever sit in the chair
  • Learn how to stand out, attract clients, and grow faster

Professional Kit Included

Graduate Fully Equipped and Ready to Work

Hair Technician students receive a comprehensive professional kit designed to support hands-on training from day one through graduation. These are professional tools you keep, so you graduate ready to work.

Cutting & Styling Tools

  • Professional haircutting and thinning shears
  • Feather razor with replacement blades
  • Clippers and trimmer
  • Professional brushes and combs
  • Duckbill and butterfly clips

Thermal & Styling Equipment

  • Professional blow dryer
  • Flat iron
  • Marcel curling iron

Practice Tools

  • Multiple training mannequins
  • Tools for cutting, styling, and chemical services
  • Spray bottle and styling accessories

Learning Materials & Technology

  • Touchscreen Chromebook laptop
  • Digital textbooks and course materials
  • Milady curriculum resources

Salon Ready

Focused Training for a Confident Start Behind the Chair

By graduation, students are not only ready to test for licensure, but also ready to step into a salon environment with confidence, skill, and professionalism.