Cosmetology

Cosmetology Application

Course Description

This off-campus course is open to students to attend a state-approved school of beauty culture. The professional school will provide the facility, instruction, and clinical training as prescribed by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Registration needs to be done by first-year students in early January through a separate application process that can be found online at www.wilco.k12.il.us. Students may select from four schools in Will/Grundy Counties: Professional Choice in Joliet, Franklin Institute in Morris, Champions Beauty and Barber University in Plainfield, and The Nail Inn and School of Cosmetology in Lemont. Professional Choice limits participation to seniors who must start the program in July before their senior year. Cost and attendance times and dates vary per location. Please contact Wilco or the cosmetology school for more information. 

Students provide their own transportation and complete all necessary paperwork prior to the due date (Varies by cosmetology school).

Estimated cost (Varies by cosmetology school): ranging from $1,800 to $7,500

Certifications: Program completion allows students to sit for the Illinois Department of Public Health Cosmetology license. Guidance Notes: Clinical assignments, workbook assignments, and task signoffs. Emphasis on chemical reactions and human anatomy.

Visit our Cosmetology schools by clicking on their websites below:

  Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy

  Franklin Cosmetology Institute

  The Nail Inn Academy & School of Cosmetology

  Lemont Nail Inn - Cosmetology Info and Fees

  Lemont Nail Inn - Nail Tech Info and Fees

INTERESTED IN COSMETOLOGY? ZOOM Information Meetings Available!

Are you a high school junior or senior interested in Cosmetology? If you go to one of our high schools and would like more info, Franklin Institute of Cosmetology in Morris is happy to have a ZOOM meeting with you to answer all your questions.

If interested contact Shantel Leasure by email:
franklininstitute100@gmail.com

Student Resources

Description

This off-campus course is open to students to attend a state-approved school of beauty culture. The professional school will provide the facility, instruction, and clinical training as prescribed by the Illinois Department of Registration and Education. There is a student fee for this course, which varies and is subject to change. Students provide their own transportation. Registration needs to be done by first year students in early January at the beauty school.

Philosophy

We contract with modern, well-equipped cosmetology schools that specialize in teaching the art and science of hairstyling.  Students will develop their skills, meet licensing requirements, and hone their communications skills.

Goals

Prepare students for the State Licensing Exam
Develop interpersonal skills
Link Academic and Technical Skills
Expose students to a variety of career options
Complete the curriculum requirements as determined by the Illinois Department of Public Health

Projects

Topical Tests
Workbook/Class Assignments
Hands-on Tasks
Clinical Assignments
Attendance/Participation

Course Outline

Basic Training  150 hours
Hair Styling and Hair Dressing  475 hours
Chemical Applications and Hair Treatments  500 hours
Sanitation and Shop Management  200 hours
Esthetics    85 hours
Nail Tech    55 hours
Electives    35 hours

Total 1500 per State of Illinois licensing requirements.

A student who is considering enrolling in the Cosmetology program at the Wilco Area Career Center should have:
 

Knowledge and Skills in these Academic areas:

Mathematics

• add, subtract, multiply, & divide positive and negative numbers, fractions, and decimals
• calculate ratios, proportions and rates

Reading

• read and comprehend at technical level
• can determine cause and effect relationships
• understand multiple step instructions
• decode words

Writing

• focus on the clear communication of content

Science

• understanding chemical components
• introduction to human anatomy in relation to hair, nails, muscles, etc..

Skills and Abilities in:

Reasoning and Problem Solving

• think of new ideas and creative ways to solve problems
• understand and apply new information
• notice when something is wrong or likely to go wrong
• judge costs and benefits of a possible action
• combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions

Managing Oneself, People, Time, and Things

• manage the time of self and others
• check how well they are learning or doing something
• go back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information without becoming
• confused

Working with People

• communicate well
• be sensitive to peoples feelings and moods
• change behavior in relation to others™ actions
• use several methods to learn and to teach new things

Working with Things

• determine supplies and equipment is needed to do a job
• maintain and repair equipment
• operate and control equipment

Perceiving and Visualizing

• ability to utilize special relations
• imagine how something will look if its manipulated