Esthetician
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Esthetician Certificate is designed to prepare students in a career in technical education in skin care. Students will learn professional techniques in plain facials, chemical facials, electrical facials, make up applications, extractions, and hair removal techniques. This certificate requires a total of 22 units. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken. At least one half of the units completed must be taken at Fullerton College.
Pathways
We don’t have detailed information about different pathways or courses for this program.
For more information about this program pathways and courses make an appointment with the school counselor.
Create a customized education plan that fits your needs and ensure that you have sufficient units to graduate (at least 60 semester units or 90 quarter units for an associate degree and 120 semester units or 180 quarter units for a bachelor’s degree).
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Barbers
Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 27,770
- High salary: 78,440
- Average salary: 38960
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
Associate's degree, Some college
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 32,150
- High salary: 73,800
- Average salary: 47080
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 24,580
- High salary: 70,220
- Average salary: 35250
All Careers in Esthetician (15)
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Declining | 84,130 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 66,140 |
| Surgical Technologists | Associate's degree, Certificate after high school | Rising | 62,830 |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators | Some college, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 60,560 |
| Massage Therapists | Certificate after high school, Associate's degree | Rising | 57,950 |
| Costume Attendants | High school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 54,810 |
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | Certificate after high school, No high school diploma/GED | Rising | 50,280 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Stable | 47,520 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | Associate's degree, Some college | Rising | 47,080 |
| Skincare Specialists | Certificate after high school | Rising | 41,560 |
| Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers | No high school diploma/GED, High school diploma/GED | Declining | 40,860 |
| Barbers | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 38,960 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 35,250 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Rising | 34,660 |
| Shampooers | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 31,470 |
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Practice safety and sanitation, become knowledgeable of plain facials, chemical facials and electrical facials and demonstrate product knowledge.
- Perform client consultations, identify the basic layers of the skin and basic skin diseases and disorders and become familiar with the morphology of the hair.