Tumwater, Washington

New Market Skills Center

7299 New Market St. SW, Tumwater, WA 98501
Visit website (360) 570-4500
Program price
Price unavailable
Schedule
Day schedule available
Program length
1,600 hours21 months, including two full school years and a required summer session
Next start
Not available

About the program

This 1,600-hour high school program combines hands-on training in hair cutting and coloring, manicures and pedicures, makeup, hair removal and facials. The course prepares students for Washington’s cosmetology examination.

Cosmetology program

What you get

The course provides 1,600 hours of cosmetology training and preparation for Washington’s cosmetology examination. Students must complete two full school years and one summer and clock in and out for their training hours to count.

Schedules & start dates

First-year students choose a morning or afternoon session and attend one Saturday each month. Students selected for year two must attend the summer session, then both afternoon sessions and two Saturdays each month. Saturday classes run from 9 AM to 3 PM. Second-year students arrange their own transportation home after the extended session.

Study optionClass scheduleHours per weekUpcoming starts
First Year Morning
DaytimeWeekendOn campus

First school year

Class scheduleMon–Fri7:50 AM–10:20 AM

Includes one Saturday each month, 9 AM–3 PM; the required summer and second-year sequence follows.

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First Year Afternoon
DaytimeWeekendOn campus

First school year

Class scheduleMon–Fri11:10 AM–1:40 PM

Includes one Saturday each month, 9 AM–3 PM; the required summer and second-year sequence follows.

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Required Summer Session
DaytimeOn campus

Summer after first school year

Class scheduleMon–Fri8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Required after year one for students selected to continue into year two.

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Second Year Extended Afternoon
DaytimeWeekendOn campus

Second school year

Class scheduleMon–FriTimes not listed

Attend the afternoon and extended third sessions, plus two Saturdays each month, 9 AM–3 PM. Students arrange their own transportation home after the extended session.

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Cost & financial aid

Program price

Price unavailable

Kits and books are provided for use in class. Program clothing and closed-toe shoes are required. Cosmetology testing fees are additional.

Federal financial aid

Eligibility not confirmed

How to enroll

Entry requirements

The full course spans two school years plus a summer session, with selection into the second year. New Market’s general campus eligibility is for local 11th- and 12th-grade students; all applications require high school counselor approval.

Eligibility and enrollment

Application steps

Apply online for one course at a time. Both 2026–27 Cosmetology–New Market sessions are full, with waitlists open; select the course on the online application to join its waitlist. Consortium districts fill their assigned places first, with enrollment from other districts after May 1.

Program availability and waitlists

Program oversight & accreditation

Program oversight
Public high-school CTE
Accreditation
Not confirmed

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