Exterior entrance of Career Center High School, showing a curved glass-fronted entry between brick wings.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Career Center High School

910 Highland Court, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Visit website 336-727-8181
Program price
Price unavailable
Schedule
daytime schedule
Program length
1,200 hours2 years
Next start
Not available

About the program

Career Center High School offers a two-year cosmetology pathway for high-school juniors and seniors. Students study hair, nail, and skin care and gain practical experience in a classroom studio, including opportunities to work with clients.

  • Year 1: Cosmetology I Honors and CTE Advanced Studies HUMA Honors.
  • Year 2: Cosmetology II Honors and CTE Advanced Studies HUMA Honors.

The sequence carries six high-school credits. It prepares students for the Apprentice license examination, rather than awarding a professional license automatically.

What you get

The pathway provides training toward the Apprentice license examination. You must complete 1,200 training hours before you are eligible to sit for that examination.

  • Course credit: The two-year sequence carries six high-school credits.
  • Professional licensing: Completing coursework is not the same as receiving a license; the Apprentice license examination remains a separate step.

Schedules & start dates

Plan for daytime classes plus additional hours outside the regular class schedule, after school or on Saturdays. Those additional hours help you complete the training required for the Apprentice license examination; the regular school timetable alone is not the whole commitment.

Study optionClass scheduleHours per weekUpcoming starts
Daytime With Additional Hours
DaytimeWeekendOn campus

2 years

Class schedule

Additional hours outside scheduled classes are required after school or on Saturdays; this is not a separate optional weekend program.

Weekly hoursNot listedUpcoming startsNot listed

Cost & financial aid

Program price

Price unavailable

You can borrow Career Center supplies, a uniform, and a kit, or purchase personal supplies to keep. The optional purchases are $350 for Year 1 and $150 for Year 2. These amounts are not a complete program-cost quote.

View cosmetology course information

Federal financial aid

Eligibility not confirmed

How to enroll

Entry requirements

This pathway is designed for high-school juniors and seniors. Work with your home-school counselor to fit Career Center courses around your graduation requirements and check any course prerequisites.

Rising seniors are not guaranteed a place in the first year of a two-year CTE pathway.

Application steps

  1. Review cosmetology course choices and graduation requirements with your home-school counselor.
  2. Involve your parent or guardian and consider the additional after-school or Saturday training commitment.
  3. Check course prerequisites, then select the correct Career Center courses during online registration.
  4. If using school bus transportation, notify your counselor and select at least three Career Center credits for a half-day schedule.
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School approval & accreditation

North Carolina Board school listing
Status:
Active
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Accreditation
Not confirmed

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