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Admissions, step by step

From a 15-minute career planning session to your first class — with every disclosure in writing before you sign anything.

We keep admissions simple and transparent. Here is the exact path from "I'm curious" to your first class.

STEP 1Career planning sessionCall us or book a campus visit. We map your goal to a program, show the school and answer cost questions.

STEP 2ApplicationID, proof of age (16+) or high school diploma/GED. We assess that the program fits you before accepting you — that's required by Florida law.

STEP 3Financial planAll-in price on paper: enrollment fee, books & kit, tuition. Choose full payment or an interest-free installment plan.

STEP 4Enrollment agreementYou receive the school catalog with all disclosures — programs, facilities, licensure status, fees, refund policy — before signing, as Florida fair-consumer-practices law requires.

STEP 5Orientation & startMeet your instructor and group, get your kit and materials, and start clocking hours toward your future license.

State requirements, in plain English

Cosmetology (1,200 h): Florida Board of Cosmetology exam (written theory + written clinical). Minimum age 16 or a high school diploma.
Nail Specialist (180 h), Facial Specialist (220 h), Full Specialist (400 h): direct DBPR specialty registration — no state board exam; a 4-hour board-approved HIV/AIDS course is required (included in our programs).
Certification courses: open enrollment, most with no prior license or experience required.

Licensure status: Pensacola Beauty School is in the process of obtaining licensure from the Florida Commission for Independent Education (CIE). Enrollment agreements and tuition collection for licensure programs begin only after licensure is granted (Fla. Stat. §1005.31). You can join the interest list now — we will contact you as soon as enrollment opens. All certification courses enroll immediately.

For Florida cosmetology licensure you must be at least 16 years old or hold a high school diploma/GED. For specialty registrations (nail, facial, full specialist) the same state minimums apply. Most certification courses have no prerequisites at all.

Certification courses start almost every week. Licensure programs start every Monday and currently enroll to the interest list pending the school's CIE licensure.

Yes — we encourage it. Book a campus visit: see the classrooms and the student salon, meet the team, and get a personal career plan.

Not at this time — a new school must complete a licensing and accreditation history before Title IV eligibility. We offer in-house interest-free payment plans instead; any future aid will be offered 'for those who qualify'.

Start Step 1 Now

Book your career planning session — 15 minutes by phone or a campus visit.