North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners allows licensees to complete all CE credit hours online with no clock-timing. Our courses meet full State Board requirements. Click here to view CE regulations.
Cosmetologist - 8 hrs per year, renewal every 3 years for a total of 24 hours
Esthetician - 8 hrs per year, renewal every year
Manicurist - 8 hrs per year, renewal every year
Teacher - 8 hrs per year, renewal every 2 years for a total of 16 hours
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NOTE: We will verify that course fees have been paid prior to issuing certifications. Failure to pay the course fee means you will not receive certification for any training.
available courses
The Art of Cosmetology
Course Hours: 8 CE
The purpose of this online course is to provide licensed Cosmetologists a refresher on Sanitation related to skin, hair and nails products and treatments with the demonstration of proper
application when servicing clients.
$15.00
Instructor - Center Stage Instruction
Course Hours: 8 CE
The question, “What is a teacher?” cannot be answered without understanding the learning process. Excellent teachers are remembered fondly and often having a lasting impact on a student’s life.
Other teachers are remembered with distaste, even trauma, as a particularly bad experience in a student’s life. Ineffective teachers are forgotten as quicklyas their lessons. Though teaching and
learning go hand in hand, the burden is on the teacher to create an effective, memorable, learning experience.
$50.00
Fundamentals of Skin Care
Course Hours: 8 CE
The esthetician must have a general knowledge of chemistry to understand how different products and cosmetics affect their client’s skin. Cosmetics, makeup and skin care products are all made of
chemicals. The skin itself is made of chemicals. A clear understanding of how the skin and skin care products work together will help the esthetician choose the most effective products for the
client.
$15.00
Simplicity of Hair Color
Course Hours: 8 CE
Many people experiment with hair coloring. When a client turns to you for advice and service, you need to have a thorough understanding of the hair structure and how hair coloring products affect
it. As a trained professional, you will learn which shades of color are most flattering on your clients and which products and techniques will achieve the desired look.
$15.00
Proper Nail Care
Course Hours: 8 CE
Nail care, the maintenance of the fingernails and toenails, is important for health as well as cosmetic reasons. Good nail care can prevent fungus infections of the nail, painful ingrown
fingernails and toenails, and infections of the skin in the hands and feet.
$15.00
Elements of Braiding Natural Hair
Course Hours: 8 CE
The scope of practice for a natural hair care specialist is different forms of braiding, corn rows, locks, knots, twist, blow dry, thermal style and a track and sew method for a weft hair. These
are the only services natural hair care specialists can perform, all other cosmetology services must be performed by a cosmetologist.
$15.00