Welcome
You are just about to take the first step in joining the professional beauty industry - an exciting world with opportunities for individuals who have the drive and desire to build a new future and gain the requisite talents to make a difference!

After all, you may very well be the next Vidal Sassoon or Paul Mitchell - with a wide range of available career choices, it is up to you as to how far you want to pursue your dreams. Some cosmetologists work as makeup artists, hair stylists, nail artists, instructors, manufacturers of their own product lines, or owners of their own salons and/or beauty schools.

It was once said, "Dreams are not made in one day or one night, but in years of hard work". If you think you have the potential to succeed and accomplish a better future and obtain the financial rewards that are now enjoyed by others, start immediately!

Courses
Cosmetology Course
Cosmetology includes hairdressing, haircutting, manicures, pedicures, waxing, facials, mud packs, wraps, and other hair & skin-related services.

Our comprehensive cosmetology course includes technical instruction and practical operations covering all practices constituting the art of cosmetology. In our modern facilities we will teach you:

• All the rules and regulations of the industry
• The chemistry of cosmetic, nail, skin, hair preparations
• Health and safety standards and how to protect yourself
• How to use electrical devices
• Disinfection and sanitation
• Bacteriology, anatomy, and physiology
• Analyzing scalp, face, and hands to determine disorders Hair styling
• Chemical procedures
• Haircutting Hair coloring and bleaching
• Scalp and hair treatments
• Facials - manual, electrical, and chemical
• Eyebrow arching and hair removal
• Make-up
• Manicuring and pedicuring
• Salon management
• Communication and salesmanship
• Preparing a resume and employment development
• Modeling Desk and reception
• And much more!!!
  

Esthetician Course (offered at our Lancaster campus)
Our esthetician course is new and popular. It is similar to our cosmetology program except that it is smaller because it focuses only on spa treatments. These include waxing, facials, wraps, makeup, and other skin-care services.

Like the cosmetology course, our esthetician program also includes anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and theory relative to esthetics. We also include classes on managing a spa and employment development.

Our esthetician course includes technical instruction and practical operations covering all practices of a cosmetician. In our modern facilities we will teach you:

• All the rules and regulations of the industry
• The chemistry of cosmetic and skin preparations
• Health and safety standards and how to protect yourself
• How to use electrical devices
• Disinfection and sanitation
• Bacteriology, anatomy, and physiology
• Facials - manual, electrical, and chemical
• Eyebrow arching and hair removal
• Make-up Spa management
• Communication and salesmanship
• Preparing a resume and employment development
• Modeling Desk and reception
• And much more!!!

Nail Technology Course
Learn the latest techniques, styles, tips and products available to the manicure professional. Please contact us for more details about this program.

Barbering Program
Western Beauty Institute offers a comprehensive Barbering program! You can gain the skills you need so you can get licensed and begin your new career. Through our 1500-hour program, you are introduced to the theory of barbering and given hands-on training for a well-rounded education.

Our technical instruction involves demonstration, lecture, classroom participation, use of audio and visual aids, and much more! Our practical operations include working on mannequins and real clients in our student salon. This can prepare you for the California State Board examination for licensure.

A Great Career
According to the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences, cosmetology is defined as "the field that deals with beautification of the hair, skin and nails."

The beauty of being a Cosmetologist
Your daily job will not only consist of hairdressing, haircutting, manicuring, facials and other skin-related treatments, but will involve working with people as clients, not just as customers. Your clients are the ones who pay you and may ultimately make you become financially independent. Getting to know the clients - that is, their personalities and interests, is not only exciting, but the key to being able to sell them the right services that make them look and feel good.

Making your client confident about their appearance undoubtedly makes you feel more confident about your skills when the clients return. And don't forget, if you do quality service you will earn the respect necessary to be referred to additional clients.

Trends and potentials as a Cosmetologist
Beauty is big business. More leisure time, bigger incomes, and an increase in working women have contributed to the tremendous growth of the beauty industry. The beauty business offers more opportunities in job diversification than most trades or professions. Job opportunities for cosmetologists will increase in the next few years, and competition will be relatively mild in all areas. Employers say there is currently a lack of qualified applicants. Becoming a Cosmetologist opens doors in all kinds of directions. You can be working in a salon, spa, hotel, hospital, cruise ship, the opera, own your own salon, become a make-up artist, a teacher; the list is endless.