Cosmetology, A.A.S.
This degree may be earned only by a student who has completed the JCCC cosmetology certificate program. A student must have 19 additional credits in order to receive a degree from Johnson County Community College. Students who graduated with the certificate prior to conversion to credit hours will receive 45 hours of documented advanced standing credit, which will be placed on the student's record when the application for graduation is filed. Students must also meet JCCC admissions, residency and graduation requirements.
Interested students should contact the JCCC Student Success Center for further information prior to enrollment in the sequence of courses.
Certain courses within this program require a professional liability insurance fee. Students will be notified via their JCCC student e-mail account if they are required to pay a $16 fee. The dollar amount for fees is subject to change.
(Major Code 2090; State CIP Code 12.0401)
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Option 1 - No Professional Licensure
| AVCO 110 | Introduction to Cosmetology* | 21 |
| AVCO 112 | Clinical Cosmetology* | 12 |
| AVCO 114 | Advanced Cosmetology* | 12 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
OR
Option 2 - With Nail Technology Licensure
| AVCO 110 | Introduction to Cosmetology* | 21 |
| AVCO 112 | Clinical Cosmetology* | 12 |
| AVCO 115 | Cosmetology with Nail Technology License* | 12 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
OR
Option 3 - With Esthetics Licensure
| AVCO 110 | Introduction to Cosmetology* | 21 |
| AVCO 112 | Clinical Cosmetology* | 12 |
| AVCO 116 | Cosmetology with Esthetics License* | 12 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
OR
Option 4 - With Both Nail Technology & Esthetics Licensure
| AVCO 110 | Introduction to Cosmetology* | 21 |
| AVCO 115 | Cosmetology with Nail Technology License* | 12 |
| AVCO 116 | Cosmetology with Esthetics License* | 12 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
General Education Requirements
| Electives | 3 | |
| Communication Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective ^^ | 3 | |
| Social Science and/or Economics Elective ^^^ | 3 | |
| Science and/or Math Elective ^^^^ | 3 | |
| Health and/or Physical Education Elective + | 1 | |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 19 | |
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Total Program Hours: 64