Facial / Skincare SpecialistGlow
Become a Florida Licensed Facial / Skin Care Specialist. Skin science, facial treatments, waxing, tinting, modern aesthetic equipment, and the Florida laws you need to work in a spa or open your own.
- Credential:
- Florida Licensed Facial Specialist (Esthetician)
- Length:
- About 2.5 months · 220 state-approved hours
Tuition
Limited-time price
Tuition
Limited-time price
$500 down and $250 a week · 0% interest for qualifying students
Schedule
About 2.5 months · 220 state-approved hours
Hybrid (2 days a week hands-on, theory online), full-time morning or evening, or evening hybrid
About the program
About the program
Our program prepares you to become a Florida Licensed Facial/Skin Care Specialist, fully certified for employment under the Florida Board of Cosmetology guidelines. It is designed to meet all educational requirements set by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
In this program students gain a complete foundation in skincare, anatomy, and professional aesthetics. They learn how to work with different skin types and conditions, understand acne, pigmentation, sensitivity, and age-related changes, and perform advanced treatment protocols safely and effectively.
The curriculum includes skin histology, facial anatomy, cosmetic ingredients, massage techniques, manual facial treatments, disinfection and sterilization, hair removal techniques such as waxing, brow and lash tinting and the use of modern aesthetic equipment. In addition, they learn Florida laws, regulations, and business requirements for opening and operating an esthetic or medical spa.
Graduates leave fully prepared to work in both clinical and spa environments, or even start their own business.
What's included
- Full-size skin care kit
- Milady digital book
- Milady online portal for homework
- Hands-on training on real models
1000How it unfolds
Your path, step by step
Program outline built from the published curriculum. Ask Admissions for the current week-by-week schedule for your start date.
- 01
Phase 1
Foundations
Skin histology, facial anatomy, cosmetic ingredients, disinfection and sterilization, and Florida laws and regulations. Most theory is completed online on the hybrid schedule.
- 02
Phase 2
Hands-on treatments
Manual facials and massage techniques, waxing, brow and lash tinting, and modern aesthetic equipment, practiced on real models in the classroom.
- 03
Phase 3
Licensing and launch
The required 4-hour HIV/AIDS course, in-house testing (no external exam), and your DBPR application. Business requirements for opening an esthetic or medical spa.
After you're licensed
What happens next
- Apply to the Florida DBPR for your Facial Specialist license; all required testing is done at the academy.
- Job placement opportunities at Pristine Spas and partner spas.
- Add a specialty later, like eyelash extensions, to a license you already hold.
- Renew every two years by October 31 with 16 hours of approved continuing education.
Own It guides
- Opening a Business Bank Account for Your Beauty Business
- EIN Basics: The Free Number Every Beauty Business Needs
- Esthetician Suite Rental in Florida: Costs, Agreements, Insurance, and Your Business Bank Account
- Laser Hair Removal Machine Financing: Lease vs Buy, Startup Cost, and Business Banking
- Starting a Lash Business at Home in Florida: What Is Actually Allowed
- Nail Tech Booth Rent in Florida: Rates, Contracts, Bank Account, and Taxes
- Nail Tech LLC in Florida: Sole Proprietor vs LLC, EIN, and Your License
- How to Open a Laser Hair Removal Business in Florida: Requirements, Supervision, Facility License
- Permanent Makeup Business Plan for Florida: Startup Costs, Pricing, Deposits, Banking
- How to Start Your Own Esthetician Business in Florida: LLC, EIN, License, Suite
- How to Start a Lash Business in Florida: License, LLC, EIN
- How to Start a Permanent Makeup Business in Florida: License, LLC, Insurance
- Naming Your Beauty Business in Florida
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Enrollment every week. See the classrooms, meet the instructors, and go over payment plans in person.