The Masters School of Hair Design in Medicine Hat, Alberta, provides training for students in a full-service salon environment. Student workers at the salon are supervised by instructors. Instruction at Masters includes topics such as facials, pedicures, perms, styling, manicures, facials, cutting, waxing and coloring. Those wishing to study at Masters must have at least a 10th-grade education, though high-school graduates are preferred. The program requires 1,400 hours of study, which frequently take nine months to complete. Students must attend at least one trade show while studying at Masters, though attendance at others is highly encouraged. Graduates are eligible to have their training recognized as a certified apprenticeship, pending approval by their local Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Branch.
Masters School of Hair Design
634 2nd St. SE
Medicine Hat, AB
T1A 0C9
Canada
403-527-6822
Ray's Beauty School in Vancouver, British Columbia, offers students the chance to get a broad-based education in cosmetology and hairdressing in 10 months. The program takes 1,500 hours to complete. The program offers flexible hours so that students can fit their career training in around existing employment. Applicants to the program must be 19 years of age or older or hold a high-school diploma or equivalent.
Ray's program is divided into three segments. The first segment covers basic hairdressing theory and practice. The second segment allows students to practice the skills learned in the first segment on clients. The third segments focuses on advanced skills, salon management and preparation for a student's provincial certification exam.
Ray's Beauty School Ltd.
568 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E9
Canada
604-325-9547
raysbeautyschool.com
Avola College allows students in the Toronto, Ontario, area to pursue their dream of becoming a hairdresser. Students will learn men's and women's haircuts as well as blowdrying, extensions, flat ironing, blow drying, relaxing, curling irons and salon management and ownership. Classes are offered during the day and evenings so that students can hold down jobs while studying for their new career. When taken during the day, the program typically requires 10 months to complete. Evening classes allow the student to complete the program in as little as 23 months. Customized schedules are available for students who need them. Tuition includes all necessary materials including a student uniform and an equipment kit with items such as scissors, combs, brushes, textbooks and exam books.
Avola College
282 Dundas St., East
Toronto, ON
M5A 1Z9
Canada
416-967-1800
avolacollege.com
Winnipeg's Capelli Academy offers students a program in cosmetology that includes the essential skill of marketing. The program involves 1,600 clock hours completed in 45 weeks, with training lasting seven-and-a-half hours per week Tuesday through Sunday. Training at Capelli includes styling, cutting, perming and coloring. Students are encouraged to be creative and to push boundaries.
Capelli Academy
80 Rorie St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3L6
Canada
204-452-7380
capelliacademy.ca
The Academy of Cosmetology provides cosmetology training in Nova Scotia. The program requires 1,300 clock hours and nine months to complete. Students at the academy are trained in the essentials of hairdressing including cutting, coloring, styling, perming and chemistry for cosmetologists. Graduates of the program receive professional certificates. Applicants must have completed high school or its equivalent. The Academy's tuition is $8,600 as of 2010, which includes a student's equipment kit.
Academy of Cosmetology
363 Windmill Rd.
Dartmouth, NS B3A 1J2
Canada
902-469-7788
academyofcosmetology.com