Diploma - Esthetician
- 2 years
- Duration
- 17,261 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Mixed
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
For almost 20 years, our two-year diploma program has set the standard for esthetician education. In this course, you will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a wide range of skin care services to clients, including manicures, pedicures, waxing, body treatments, and facials.
Microdermabrasion, light therapy, and other anti-aging procedures will all be within your scope of practice after you complete your education in advanced aesthetics. You will grow into an assured expert as you study skin care issues and the ins and outs of dealing with clients.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Communicating Across Contexts or Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)
- Hand Anatomy - Physiology and Care
- Foot Anatomy - Physiology and Care
- Skin Care I
- Spa Customer Service
Semester 2
- Product Knowledge
- Waxing
- Skin Care II
- Skin Analysis
- Evolutions Spa 1
- plus: General Education Course
Semester 3
- Nutrition and Health
- Spa Treatments I
- Skin Care III
- Evolutions Spa 1
- Spa Business Operations I
- plus: General Education Course
Semester 4
- Make-Up Techniques and Application
- Skin Care IV
- Evolutions Spa 1
- Spa Business Operations II
- Wellness and Esthetics
- plus: General Education Course
Price
Tuition fees - 17,261 CAD
Books and Supply Costs - 1,200 CAD
Please note: All costs are approximate, may vary by campus and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Requirements for applicants
Academic Requirements:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant
- English: Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent course
After admission but prior to the start of classes, you must obtain:
- Valid Standard First Aid with CPR C certificate (two-day course)
- Esthetics Clinical Preparedness permit that includes confirmation of Mantoux Skin Test and Immunizations (MMR, Polio, Varicella, TD, Hepatitis B, Flu Shot)
Once you’ve secured a seat in the program, you’ll receive an email with details about how to complete and submit the Clinical Preparedness Permit. You may obtain the First Aid and CPR C certificate through any WSIB-approved training provider.
Your participation in first semester practical experiences will be restricted until both requirements are complete.
English Proficiency Requirements:
If English is not your first language, show one of the following:
- Minimum of two years full-time study in an English-speaking nation
- Minimum one year of full-time postsecondary education in an English-speaking nation
- Successful completion of an intense English program like the English Language Institute
- English proficiency exam results from one of the international testing agencies. Only two-year-old tests are valid.
English language test score requirements
- CAEL CE and CAEL online - Minimum 60
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 169 with no skill below 162
- Duolingo - Minimum score 105 to 110
- IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
- PTE Academic - Minimum score 58
- TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 80 with no skill below 20
- TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered - No skill below 20
About the university
A public institution with many campuses in Peterborough, Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area is called Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. At the bachelor, diploma, certificate, and graduate levels, it provides both full-time and part-time programs.
Seneca has been involved in foreign education for many years and today draws over 10,000 students from over 130 different nations each year. Through intense language instruction that may last anywhere from two months to more than a year, Seneca's English Language Institute helps overseas students become ready for post-secondary education. The college has a number of alliances with schools abroad and is growing its efforts in collaborative applied research and work/study abroad opportunities.
Seneca in a Nutshell
- With 30,000 full-time students and more than 70,000 registrations for continuing education each year, this institution is among the biggest in Canada.
- 7,000 foreign students from more than 150 nations make up a diversified student body.
- In terms of connections to other postsecondary institutions, Ontario colleges rank first.
- In Toronto, York Region, and Peterborough, there are ten campuses.
- Every year, on average, 8,000 bursaries and 2,600 Seneca scholarships/awards are given out.
