Advanced Esthetician
We are no longer enrolling for the Advanced Esthetician program. Please click here for a list of all available programs.
We're Focused on YOUR Success as a DCI Advanced Esthetician Student
If you enjoy helping people feel relaxed, rejuvenated, and refreshed, you should consider training for a career as an advanced esthetician at Dawn Career Institute! Skin care professionals with an advanced esthetics career provide facials, full-body treatments, and head and neck massages that all help to improve health and the skin’s appearance.
Our philosophy on skin care embraces a blend of both European therapies and medical treatments designed to enhance the skin’s natural beauty. Utilizing a hands-on approach to training, our students develop a working knowledge of a wide array of products designed to rejuvenate the skin while receiving practical experience working in a fully
functioning salon setting.
PROGRAM FAST FACTS
- 36 Weeks Program Length
- Graduates earn a diploma
- Hands-on Training at New Beginnings Spa
- Small class sizes with one-to-one instruction
- Day classes offered
- New Beginnings Spa
Dawn Career Institute combines qualified instruction with real-world training at New Beginnings Spa, our in-house, fully functioning professional salon, where students have the opportunity to work with actual clients.
- Hands-on Esthetician Training
Students in our Advanced Esthetician program get hands-on training with the following equipment:
- Dermalogica® Brand Skin Care Products
- Light Stim LED Light Therapy Device
- Professional Facial Steamer
- Professional Microdermabrasion Machine
- Professional Exfoliation Machine
Upon graduation, students receive an “AE State Board Kit” that includes everything they need to take their DE State Board Practical Exam (includes the Spatula, Eyebrow tweezers & Scissors, Mixing Bowls, Mannequin Head and table attachment tools, and more.
- Qualified Instructors
Instructors in our Advanced Esthetician program are licensed and experienced. Students benefit from the practical knowledge and skill instructors bring from the skincare industry.
- Licensing
Graduates of DCI’s Advanced Esthetician program are eligible to apply to take:
DE State Aesthetician License, through the State of Delaware, Division of Professional Regulation
PA State Esthetician License, through the Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology
MD State Esthetician License, through the Maryland State Board of Cosmetologists
NJ State Esthetician License, through the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling
The cost of the first attempt for the licensing exams listed above is included as part of the tuition for the DCI AE program. In the event the first attempt is not successful, the cost for any additional attempts is the responsibility of the graduate. Graduates may be eligible to apply for licensing in additional states. Licensing requirements vary by state. Contact your state Esthetician or Cosmetology licensing board for more information.
- Accreditation
National Level
Dawn Career Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) is a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation is the student’s best assurance that a school meets national standards of educational performance. Accreditation has become the most authoritative and reliable index of a school’s concern for integrity toward its students. When you attend an ACCSC-accredited institution, you are attending a school that has undergone a rigorous process that evaluates educational quality.
What Does an Esthetician Do?
As people continue to adopt a healthy lifestyle, greater attention will be paid to services that enhance relaxation and promote a youthful, healthy appearance. People not only want to adopt the role of healthy living, they want to look the part, too.
Skin care professionals with an advanced esthetics career provide facials, full-body treatments, and head and neck massages that all help to improve health and the skin’s appearance. Estheticians also provide guidance to their clients on daily skin care routines and products that will work best for their skin.
Some of the things you'll learn in DCI's Advanced Esthetician program
- Facials
- Dermaplaning
- Body Treatments
- Makeup Harmony and Color Analysis
- Masks and Chemical Peels
- Waxing
- Microdermabrasion and Exfoliation
We are no longer enrolling for the Advanced Esthetician program. Please click here for a list of all available programs.
Where Can Estheticians Work?
The wellness industry continues to grow, and graduates of our Advanced Esthetician program can find entry-level employment as estheticians in hotel spas, on cruise ships, at health spas, at beauty salons, directly with cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists, or through self-employment.
Here are a few of the companies who have hired our graduates:
- Hand & Stone Spa
- Ulta Beauty
- Hockessin Day Spa
- H Day Spa
- Danyo and Banbury Plastic Surgery
ADVANCED ESTHETICIAN PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The following are a few of the courses that you’ll take as part of the Advanced Esthetician program:
- Professional Communications
- Hair Removal
- Practical Applications
- Make Up and Color
- Exfoliation Applications
- Body Treatments
- Clinical Applications
- Advanced Topics in Esthetics
- Intro to Esthetics
- Medical Terminology/Skin Foundations and Treatments
- Wellness Business Management
- Theory, Law, and Ethics
