STATE |
HOURS FOR LICENSES |
ALL STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION BELOW WITH THEIR STATE AGENCY FOR ACCURACY |
| ALABAMA |
COS 1500 MANICURING 750 ESTHETICIAN 1500 INSTRUCTER 1562.50 |
| ALASKA |
HAIRDRESSER 1650 MANICURING 120 ESTHETICIAN 350 INSTRUCTOR 600(OR 3 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE) BARBER 1650 |
| ARIZONIA |
COS. 1600 MANICURING 600 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR COS 650 INSTRUCTOR ESTH. 500 INSTRUCTOR NAIL 350 ( OR 5 YEARS EXPERIENSE AND PASS EXAM |
| ARKNASAS |
COS 1500 MANICURING 600 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 600 +CURRENTLY LICENSED AS COSMETOLOGY |
| COLORADA |
COS 1450 MANICURING 350 ESTHETICIAN 550 HAIRSTYLIST 1140 BARBER 1250 (ALL CLOCK HRS) |
| DELAWARE |
COS 1500 MANICURING 125 ESTHETICIAN 300 INSTRUCTOR COS 500 INSTRUCTOR BARBER 500 INSTRUCTOR NAIL TECH 45 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
COS 1500 MANICURING 350 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 2000 OR HELD OPERATORS LICENSE FOR TWO YEARS, THEN TAKEN INSTRUCTOR EXAM |
| FLORIDA |
COS 1200 MANICURING 240 ESTHETICIAN 260 INSTRUCTOR CONTRACT COMMISSION FOR INDEPENDENT EDUCATION FULL COMBINATION OF FACIAL AND NAILS 500 |
| HAWAII |
COS 1800 OR 3600 APPRENTICESHIP MANICURING 350 OR 700 APPRENTICESHIP ESTHETICIAN 600 OR 1200 APPRENTICESHIP INSTRUCTOR 600 AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND SERVED ACTIVELY AS A LICENSE BEAUTY OPERATOR HAIRDRESSER 1250 OR 2500 APPRENTICESHIP |
| INDIANA |
COS 1500 MANICURING 450 ESTHETICIAN 700 INSTRUCTOR 1000 ELECTROLOGY 300 SHAMPOO OPERATOR 300 |
| IOWA |
COS 2100 NAIL TECH 325 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 1000 OR 2 YEARS PRACTICEMANICURISTS 40 |
| KANSAS |
COS 1500 MANICURING 350 ESTHETICIAN 650 |
| LOUISIANA |
COS 1500 MANICURING 600 ESTHETICIAN 750 INSTRUCTOR 500 |
| MAINE |
COS 1500 OR 2500 APPRENTICE MANICURING 200 OR 400 APPRENTICE ESTHETICIAN 600 OR 1000 APPRENTICE INSTRUCTOR 1000 |
| MICHIGAN |
COS 1500 OR 2 YEARS APPRENTISHIP MANICURING 400 HRSOR 6 MO APPRENTISHIP ESTHETICIAN 400 HRS OR 6 MO APPRENTISHIP INSTRUCTOR COS 500 INSTRUCTOR ESTHETICIAN MANICURIST ELECTROLOGIST NATURAL HAIR CULTURIST 300 ELECTROLOGIST &NATURAL HAIR CULTURIST 400 OR 600 |
| MISSISSIPPI |
COS 1500 MANICURING 350 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 750 AND 2 YEARS EXPERENCE IN PROFESSION OR 1000 HRS |
| MISSOURI |
COS 1500 MANICURING 400 ESTHETICIAN 750 INSTRUCTOR 600 |
| MONTANA |
COS 2000 MANICURING 350 ESTHETICIAN 650 INSTRUCTOR 650 ELECTROLOGY 600 BARBER 2000 |
| NEBRASKA |
COS 2100 ARTIFICIAL/NAIL APPLICATION 300 ESTHETICIAN 600 ESTHICS INSTRUCTOR 300 COS INSTRUCTOR 925 NAIL TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR 300 ELECTROLOGIST 600 |
| NEVADA |
COS 1800 MANICURING 500 ESTHETICIAN 500 INSTRUCTOR 500 HAIR DESIGNER 1200 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
COS 1500 MANICURING 300 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 800 BARBER 1500 |
| NEW JERSEY |
COS 1200 HAIRSTYLING 1200 MANICURING 300 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 500 PLUS 30 HOURS METHODS COURSE OFFERED AT AN COLLEGE PLUS 6 MO. LICENSED WORK EXPERIENCE IN A SHOP |
| NEW MEXICO |
COS 1600 MANICURING 350 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 1000 ELECTROLOGISTS 600 MANICURING& ESTHETICIAN 600 |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
COS 1800 MANICURING ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 960 HOURS WITHOUT WORK EXPERIENCE 480 HOURS WITH 1 YEAR EXPERENCE 160 HOURS WITH 3 OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE |
| OHIO |
COS 1500 MANICURING 200 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 1000 OR 1 YEAR WORK EXPERIENCENATURAL HAIR STYLING (BRAIDING) 450 HAIR DESIGNER |
| OKLAHOMA |
COS. 1500 MANICURING 600 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 1000 |
| OREGON |
COS 1700 (150+100) MANICURING 600 (150+100) FACIAL TECH 500 (150+100) (150 IS SAFETY AND SANITATION 100 CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE) |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
COS 1250 OR 2000 APPRENTICE MANICURING 200 COSMETICIAN 300 INSTRUCTOR 500 |
| RHODE ISLAND |
COS 1500 MANICURING 300 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 300 |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
COS 1000 MANICURING 100 ESTHETICIAN 300 |
| MARYLAND |
COS 1500 NAIL TECHNICIAN 250 ESTHETICIAN 600 MAKE UP ARTIST MUST ATTEND APPROVED COURSE |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
COS 1500 MANICURING 300 ESTHETICIAN 450 INSTRUCTOR 45 CLOCK HOURS OF METHODS 750 HRS IF LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
COS 2100 MANICURING 400 ESTHETICIAN 750 INSTRUCTOR 1000 |
| TENNESSEE |
COS 1500 MANICURING 600 ESTHETICIAN 750 INSTRUCTOR 300 SHAMPOO 300 |
| UTAH |
MANICURING 200 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 1000 OR 4 YEARS MASTER ESTHETICIAN 1200 |
| VERMONT |
COS 1500 MANICURING 400 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR HOURS FROM EACH PROFESSION + FIVE YEARS EXPERENCE PRIOR TO BECOMING AN INSTRUCTOR BARBER 1000 AND 1 YEAR OF APPRENTICESHIP |
| VIRGINIA |
COS 1500 MANICURING 150 ESTHETICIAN 600 MASTER ESTHETICIAN 1200 |
| WASHINGTON |
COS 1600 MANICURING 600 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 500 |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
COS 2000 MANICURING 400 ESTHETICIAN 600 INSTRUCTOR 250 + (15 COLLEGE CREDITS) |
| WISCONSIN |
COS 1800 MANICURING 300 ESTHETICIAN 450 INSTRUCTOR 150 ELECTROLOGY 450 |
| WYOMING |
COS 2000 NAIL TECH 400 ESTHETICS 600 INSTRUCTOR 1000 |
