Program Enrollment

Classes for cosmetology, manicuring and instructor trainee courses start weekly every Tuesday. Our admissions office is open Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Our admissions staff is available to assist you at your convenience. Call and set up an appointment to tour our facilities. We will help provide you with all the necessary requirements to begin your new career.

Educational Programs

Hilltop Beauty School offers the following programs:

Cosmetology..........1600 Clock Hours
Manicuring...............400 Clock Hours
Instructor Trainee......600 Clock Hours

Full or Part Time Enrollments Available

Curriculum

What is a curriculum?

• A curriculum contains the subjects that are to be taught within the course of study.
• The State of California, Board of Barbering and Cosmetology mandates the curriculum of all cosmetology schools.
• How this curriculum is taught or delivered by the school and its instructors to the students will to a large degree, be instrumental in the level of your success in your new career.
• At Hilltop Beauty School the organization and structure of the delivery system has been reviewed and improved many times over the 40 years that Hilltop has been providing quality education to its students.
• Come in and talk with us and our students to see for yourself.

The Cosmetology curriculum includes the following classes:

Health and Safety Disinfections and Sanitation Wet Hairstyling Thermal Hairstyling Press and Curl Permanent Waving Chemical Straightening Acrylic Nails

Hair Cutting Hair Coloring Bleaching Scalp and Hair Treatments Facials Eyebrow Arching and Waxing Make-up Manicures Pedicures

Cosmetology Act Board Rules and Regulations Theory of Electricity in Cosmetology Bacteriology, Anatomy and Physiology Employment Training

Instructor Trainee curriculum:

Cosmetology Act Board Rules and Regulations Instruction Techniques Organization Techniques Lesson Planning

Techniques of Evaluation Conducting Classroom Technical Instruction and Demonstration

Supervising and Training of Students Organization Techniques

Manicurist curriculum:

Cosmetology Act Board Rules and Regulations Cosmetology Chemistry Health and Safety Disinfections and Sanitation

Bacteriology, Anatomy and Physiology Water and Oil Manicures Pedicure - Ankle and Foot Massage

Artificial Nails - Liquid and Powder Brush-On Nail Tips Nail Wraps and Repairs Employment Training

Job Placement

Job placement is provided for all of our graduates. Students are encouraged to return for placement assistance by reviewing the listing of salons seeking employees and the requirements, salary and other pertinent information.

Graduates are sent on interviews and the results of these interviews are recorded in the student register. Until the student has been successful in the job search, we will do all in our power to assist you. However, the school does not guarantee placement.

There Is Always A Need For Well Trained People In the Beauty Field

The beauty industry is always changing. What was once considered adequate schooling years ago is no longer sufficient for today's existing demands. 

Is your goal to be in your own business? There are very few opportunities where a man or woman with limited academic education and capital may enter a new career that offers so much opportunity for success in so little time, than in the Beauty Industry.

It offers more opportunities in job diversification than most trades or professions. You can become a specialist in hairstyling, make-up, hair coloring or permanent waving. Travel for a beauty manufacturer as a demonstrator or lecturer, work on ocean liners, be a salon owner, teacher or school owner.

Good cosmetologists are in demand the year round, you gain poise and confidence, your work is pleasant and interesting. When you become a cosmetologist, opportunities await you...