Attendance options
Online and in-person hybrid program? Full-time or part-time? Competency-based? How long does the entire program take?
AESTHETICS INSTITUTE
Attendance Options Masters Esthetics
Online theory, paired with in-house, hands-on training, based on our competency-based education model, allows you maximum flexibility to complete our program.
See exactly how below:
Masters Esthetics Completion Timeline
The first eight weeks of the class are entirely online for both full and part-time students. After you complete the online portion of the course, you will move to the in-house, hands-on practical training portion of the course at our school facilities.
Full-time students, on average, spend between 2-3 months in the building completing their hands-on competency-based portion of the course. Part-time students on average spend between 4-5 months in the building.
Full-time students complete Masters Esthetics in 4 to 5 months total
Eight weeks of online learning paired with 2-3 months of in-house, hands-on training equals 4-5 months of total time to complete the program.
Part-time students complete Masters Esthetics in 6 to 7 months total
Eight weeks of online learning paired with 4-5 months of in-house, hands-on training equals 6-7 months of total time to complete the program.
-The Breakdown-
Online Instructor Supported Learning:
2 Months
The first eight weeks of the Masters Esthetics Program are entirely online for both full-time and part-time students.
While there are weekly coursework assignment deadlines, this first portion of our course allows students to complete their coursework at their own weekly pace, at any time of the day, and on any day of the week that best works for their schedule.
Weekly Zoom Check-In
Your instructor conducts a live weekly hour-long class over Zoom to help keep you on track as you progress through the online portion of the course. This meeting provides the opportunity to go over the material covered for the week with your classmates and your instructor.
All students are considered “full-time” during the online portion of the course. Student time actually completing coursework each week will vary from student to student and from the difficulty of the material being presented each week.
*The Zoom meeting, while encouraged to attend, is not required. We record them and make them availble to view for those who have scheduling conflicts.
In-House Hands-On Learning
After you complete the online portion of the course, you will move to the in-house, hands-on practical training portion of the course at our school facilities.
Full-Time Completion Time:
Most full-time students spend 2-3 months attending 4-days-a-week completing the in-house portion of the program.
Part-Time Completion Time:
Most part-time students spend 4-5 months attending 2-days-a-week completing the in-house portion of the program.
In-House Full-Time Attendance Schedule:
2-3 Months
Full-time attendance is Monday to Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm. Most students finish within 2-3 months in the building, as they complete their competency-based training.
In-House Part-Time Attendance Schedule:
4-5 Months
Part-time attendance is Monday/Wednesday -OR- Tuesday/Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm. Most students finish within 4-5 months in the building, as they complete their competency-based training.
*The first week of in-house training requires ALL students to attend full-time. After the first week, you move to your part-time schedule*
In-House Hands on Training
The length of our in-house, competency-based portion of the Masters Esthetics Program is contingent on your commitment to your studies, speed of learning, the diligence of attendance, and speed of completing a minimum number of services required by our program.
Our competency-based program allows you the opportunity to finish our Masters Esthetics program more quickly than other non-competency-based schools and the opportunity to even finish more quickly than other students studying in your program at our school.
Here is how that works:
After you learn each of the approximately 20 services we teach in this program, you must perform and complete each a certain number of times in a satisfactory manner.
You will provide these services to a mix of your fellow classmates and paying clients. All services performed are tracked and documented by the student and confirmed and checked on by our instructors.
That being said, based on many factors, including but not limited to your regular attendance, personal learning style, and work ethic, you can finish all of your required services before other classmates and graduate earlier than others.
The last month of the program is designed to allow you to either graduate early or complete all your required services.
Total Completion Time
Full-time: 4-5 months total
Part-time: 6-7 months total
Full-time students complete Masters Esthetics in 4 to 5 months total
Eight weeks of online learning paired with 2-3 months of in-house, hands-on training equals 4-5 months of total time to complete the program.
Part-time students complete Masters Esthetics in 6 to 7 months total
Eight weeks of online learning paired with 4-5 months of in-house, hands-on training equals 6-7 months of total time to complete the program.
Please note that ONLY our Masters Esthetics program (our general esthetics program), is offered as a competency-based course.
Our Advanced Esthetics program is not offered as a competency-based course. The state of Oregon requires Advanced Esthetics to be taught as a 500-resident hour course.