New York Esthetics Degree Programs

Esthetics Degrees and Training in New York

Esthetician programs can lead to several career choices

Becoming an esthetician, or aesthetician, can be a satisfying, versatile career in itself, or a way to expand business opportunities at a beauty shop, spa, or medical office. Esthetician courses vary greatly.

Match esthetician training to your career goals

If becoming an esthetician as quickly and cheaply as possible is important, you may prefer a local or regional school with minimum requirements. If your goal is operating a business or becoming a medical esthetician, choose a more comprehensive program. Esthetician schools can have some or all of the following courses:

1. Record-taking: Creating a record of a client's verbal description plus evaluating the skin's appearance, condition, and treatments
2. Equipment use: Using visors, magnifying lamps, lasers, and other tools
3. Preparation: How and when to cleanse a client's skin with the appropriate products
4. Treatments: Improving facial or other skin with appropriate products and techniques including chemical peels, masks, laser hair removal, electrology, and supervised medical treatments
5. Business: Referring clients to doctors, record keeping, finances, marketing, communications, and more

Esthetician career possibilities

May 2010 figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a mean hourly wage of $15.90 per hour and a mean annual income of $32,030 for those working in the field. Career preparation can require licensing, work experience, and a certificate or associate degree. Your career opportunities include:

1. Full or part-time work at a hair salon or spa
2. Operating your own business
3. Work in a dermatologist's office and potentially do more advanced procedures

Being an esthetician is satisfying work because it affects your clients' appearance and self confidence. It can be skilled, meaningful work in a fast-growing field.

Esthetics Career and Technical Schools in New York:

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Austin's School of Spa Technology - Albany

Get your career started with training from Austin's School of Spa Technology. We offer programs in cosmetology, barbering, nail technology, and esthetics. We provide guidance, counseling, and advocacy services to support the needs of our students. Our career services department assists students and graduates with finding the right job through resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills, and specific career-related strategies. Financial aid is available for those who qualify. Our unique programs provide students with access to a broad range of instructors and educational opportunities. Our mission is to provide an education that is learner centered, theoretically grounded, and practically rigorous in order to prepare students for their chosen career path.

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Empire Beauty Schools - Manhattan

At Empire Beauty Schools, we give you the knowledge and hands-on training you need to launch a career in the cosmetology field. All of our teachers are trained to give personal attention to every student, including career guidance and special instruction classes. And every Empire Beauty School is fully equipped with modern salon furniture and cosmetology tools to prepare for successful careers. Financial assistance is available for qualified students.

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Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute - Poughkeepsie

At Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute, you'll appreciate our small class sizes, experienced teachers, career-related courses (i.e. no liberal arts) and lifetime job placement assistance. Convenient day or evening classes are offered, and financial aid is available for those who qualify.