Cosmetology Salon & Aesthetician Clinic on Campus

Look great without breaking the bank!

Did you know there is a full service Cosmetology Salon and Aesthetician Clinic open to the public at both of MSC's campuses? Customers are able to receive quality beauty services at reduced costs. Students are under the supervision of licensed instructors as they perform all work.

Services: 

Cosmetology Salon

Haircuts

Styling

Straightening

Coloring

Perms

Scalp Treatments

Hair Conditioning

Nails

Facials

Aesthetician Clinic

Facials

Body Treatments

Waxing

Makeup

Schedule appointment:

Call to schedule an appointment and ask about service rates. 

Main Campus 

1245 W. Buckeye Road

Phoenix, AZ 85034

(602) 392-5021

Northwest Campus

2931 W. Bell Road

Phoenix, AZ 85053

(602) 392-5021

Monthly promotions: 
The NWC Salon is offering 20% off of an updo or haircuts during the month of April. Also, the NWC salon is offering a free conditioning treatment with the purchase of a haircut. 

Sign up to learn about upcoming promotional deals! 

Become a student: 

If you are interested in becoming a licensed cosmetologist or aesthetician, stop by the NWC, 2931 W. Bell Rd., Phoenix, or the main campus, 1245 W. Buckeye Rd., Phoenix, to register or take a tour. Public tours are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.  

Students graduate from MSC with a certificate of completion and are prepared to take the State Board exam. 

The cosmetology program is approximately a 16.5 months long course. It is an estimated 1630 clock-hour program. 

MSC's aesthetician course is approximately 6.5 months long, an estimated 630 clock-hours. 

Students typically spend 5 hours a day Monday-Friday in school. There are day and evening sessions available for cosmetology. The aesthetician program is only offered during the day. 

Learn more about the program on the website. 

Take a New Direction with MSC's Aesthetician Program

Looking at a new direction of a better career? Check out the Maricopa Skill Center Aesthetician program!

What is an aesthetician? An aesthetician is someone who specializes in skin care.

What do aestheticians do? Facials, waxing and makeup are some of the services aestheticians provide.

Where do aesthetician work? Some prospective jobs in aesthetics are at day spas, medical spas, resorts, salons and private practices. Aestheticians can specialize in skin conditions; for example, acne, aging and rosacea. 

What are the requirements to practice aesthetics? Practitioners have passed a state board and received an aesthetician license. The state board exam consists of a 100 question written test and hands on demonstrations.

Aesthetician Program at MSC: 
Students are in school 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday. The first half of the day consists of lecture and textbook work. The second half of the day is hands on experience. Students perform the skills learned on mannequins and fellow students. After 16 weeks students move to a clinic setting. 

What students learn: 
Students first learn sanitation and work station set up. Sanitation is the number one priority for the Arizona Board of Cosmetology and very important for the board exam.
Students then move into the basics of a facial. Steps to a facial, the building blocks and protocols like consultation, exfoliation and extraction are learned. Advanced protocols are learned as the course goes on. Students get to hone in on certain techniques as they progress. For example, facial message techniques are something students continue to work on.
After basics are learned students also move onto learn the machines used in facials. Some machines learned are microdermabrasion, ultrasound and high frequency.
Waxing is the next step for students. About a week is spent on each soft and hard wax. After completing this section students usually have a waxing day once a week to continue building skills.
Back treatments are learned next. Students learn how to do mud and body wraps.
Makeup is the final section learned for students. Day, evening and special occasion makeup is taught.
Throughout the course students learn about ingredients and product education to ensure they know what ingredients can be most beneficial to a client. Also throughout the program, students learn the art of retail for aesthetics. Students learn about how to provide customers with the best products for at home use.
“We help you build the foundation of aesthetics,” said Aesthetics Instructor Shala Dveirin.

The Clinic:
After students have completed the first 16 weeks they move to the clinic setting. The school has a salon open to the public. Students in the clinic setting provide facials, waxing, makeup and back treatments to clients. Instructors supervise and receive feed back from clients to make sure students are providing adequate service.
“We want them to go out confidently into the industry,” Shala said. “Everyone comes out ready for state boards.”

Next program start dates: March 24, May 12
*Enrollment & Fiancial Aid process needs to be started approximately six weeks prior to course starting.

Program details: It is a 630 credit hour program that takes approximately six months to complete. Students spend 25 hours a week in the classroom. Estimated cost: $3,882.00. The program is offered at MSC, 1245 E. Buckeye Road, and the Northwest campus, 2931 W. Bell Road.

Find out more! Call MSC 602.238.4350; Northwest Campus 602.392.5000. Visit the aesthetician website. 
Public tours are available 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Program of the Week: Cosmetology

How To: Trim and Style Hair

Hair is known to be worth great value. Whether it's short, long, dark or light, hair is the biggest identity of a person. It is also the most purest form of protein in the world, which provides the brain vitamin D, energy, phosphorus, and metals.

From the Cosmetology Program at Maricopa Skill Center, student Shayquan Hollman aka Say Say, demonstrates a perfect method in maintaining a client's hair by trimming and styling it.

Shayquan Hollman (left) and Tonya Norwood after a complete hair trimming and styling.

 

Items Needed:
Shampoo and Conditioner
Olive Moisturizing Sheen Spray
Hair Dryer
Comb
Hair Clips
Flat Iron Protection
Thermal Styling Spray
Flat Iron
Hair Cutting Sheers
Hair and Scalp Conditioner 

1. Say Say first assists Tonya to the shampoo bowl to give her a good hair wash using shampoo and conditioner.




 

 2. After drying from the towel, Say Say sprays Olive Moisturizing Sheen Spray as a heat protectant before blow-drying Tonya's hair.

3. In order to dry her hair completely, Say Say parts each section with a hair clip. She then points the blow dryer down her hair with constant movements. 

4. After drying Tonya's hair, Say Say sprays a Flat Iron Protectant and a Thermal Styling Spray. Since Tonya's hair is coarse, it is crucial to straighten her hair with a hot iron so it can be combed into place with the ends lining up neatly when being cut.

5. Elaine Balderas, Cosmetology Instructor, guides Say Say in the most successful methods in hair-trimming.

6. Elaine presents the complete hair-trimming.

7. As a final touch, Say Say applies Hair and Scalp Conditioner before curling the ends of Tonya's hair to give her a voluminous look.

Voilà!

Stay tuned for next week's program spotlight: Auto Body!