Students in this program are trained to provide personal services to clientele relating to good grooming including but not limited to: shampooing, hair styling and cutting, permanent waving, hair coloring, scalp treatments, hair straightening, wigs, hair pieces, facials, manicures, and pedicures. Services are performed by students in the salon clinic and in the classroom on mannequins. Students in this program are trained in the classroom theory and basic skills required to meet the competencies for the examinations required by the Florida State Boards of Barbering and Cosmetology. The student is eligible to apply for either or both examinations after completion of all graduation requirements. After passing the respective State examinations, licenses are issued and the graduate is available for entry-level employment as a Barber and / or a Cosmetologist. Students study the Florida State laws governing the practice of Cosmetology and the practice of Barbering. Students become familiar with job seeking skills to prepare them for entry into both of these professions.