Hairstyling
Hairstyling
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Jessica Amundrud
Health and Wellness Enrolment Specialist
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Choose to start your hairstylist career at Lakeland College.
Our 10-month program is industry-recommended. It covers all the required Alberta apprenticeship technical training.
Your primary classroom is the salon. That's where you’ll use and develop your creativity and people skills. You’ll work with real clients, manage the salon and use professional products.
Your training includes:
- cutting and barbering
- styling
- colouring
- texturing – straight, smooth, relax and wave
- hair extensions
- beauty’s business side – professional image, salon management, business plans
Beyond the classroom experiences include:
- guest speakers, including alumni
- salon visits
- competitions
Requirements
More program details
Remember that studying includes other expenses than tuition and fees - you should
also be budgeting for your accommodation and living expenses. Alberta student loan
guidelines recommends $1,153/month.
Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.
You can view your required textbooks ahead of time.
The listed courses cover the two years of technical training required by Alberta Apprenticeship & Industry Training (AIT).
After you complete your certificate at Lakeland, you must find an employer and become a registered apprentice. You’ll need 2,800 work hours before you write your final journeyperson exam.
AIT changed the required hours effective April 1, 2018. For more information, check the AIT hairstylist profile.
Your weekly class schedule can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. This is usually one month prior to the program start date.
Important dates found below include your tuition due date, your program registration/start date, events and holidays.
Dates are subject to change. We recommend you check here regularly for any updates.
Academic Schedule
Note: These dates are subject to change.
2025 Fall term/semester
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug 11 | Fees due, fall term |
| Sept 2 | Registration Day |
| Sept 3 | First day of classes |
| Sept 10 | Last day to add fall term courses |
| Sept 23 | Last day to drop fall term courses Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit |
| Sept 30 | National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, college closed |
| Oct 13 | Thanksgiving, college closed |
| TBD | First day public clinic/practicum I |
| Nov 3 | Last day to withdraw from fall term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit. |
| Nov 10-11 | Fall break for students |
| Nov 11 | Remembrance Day, college closed |
| Dec 1 | Fees due, winter term |
| Dec 12 | Last day of classes |
| Dec 13 - Jan 5 | Christmas break for students |
2026 Winter term/semester
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jan 6 | First day of classes |
| Jan 13 | Last day to add winter term courses |
| Jan 27 | Last day to drop winter term courses Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of winter term fees |
| Feb 16-20 | Reading week/spring break |
| Mar 13 | Last day to withdraw from winter term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit |
| April 3-6 | Easter Break, college closed |
| TBD | Last day public clinic/practicum II |
| TBD | First day public clinic/practicum III |
| May 29 | Lloydminster campus Convocation |
| Jun 12 | Last day of classes/public clinic/practicum III |
Note: These dates are subject to change.
2026 Fall term/semester
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug 12 | Fees due, fall term |
| Sept 1 | Registration Day |
| Sept 2 | First day of classes |
| Sept 7 | Labor Day, college closed |
| Sept 9 | Last day to add fall term courses |
| Sept 22 | Last day to drop fall term courses Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit |
| Sept 30 | National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, college closed |
| Oct 12 | Thanksgiving, college closed |
| TBD | First day public clinic/practicum I |
| Nov 2 | Last day to withdraw from fall term with W grade or change from credit to audit |
| Nov 9-13 | Fall break for students |
| Nov 11 | Remembrance Day, college closed |
| Dec 1 | Fees due, winter term |
| Dec 18 | Last day of classes |
| Dec 21 - Jan 4 | Christmas break for students |
2027 Winter term/semester
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jan 5 | First day of classes |
| Jan 12 | Last day to add winter term courses |
| Jan 25 | Last day to drop winter term courses Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of winter term fees |
| Feb 15 |
Family Day, college closed |
| Feb 15-19 | Reading week/spring break |
| Mar 12 | Last day to withdraw from winter term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit |
| March 26-29 | Easter Break, college closed |
| TBD | Last day public clinic/practicum II |
| TBD | First day public clinic/practicum III |
| May 24 | Victoria Day, college closed |
| May 28 | Lloydminster campus Convocation |
| TBD | Last day of classes/public clinic/practicum III |
Complete your apprenticeship
This certificate completes all of the technical training required for you to become a journeyperson hairstylist.
After graduating from our program, your next step is to find an employer. Then, you'll register as an apprentice and do 2,800 hours of on-the-job training. Contact your local Apprenticeship & Industry Training (AIT) office for more details.
When you finish those hours, you will write the journeyperson exam.
At this time, you may also write an interprovincial red seal exam that gives you credentials to work anywhere in Canada.
Blue seal
If you are interested in running your own business, or if you want to get into management, you can also earn a blue seal. You must complete 150 hours in business subject areas. You may take courses from our business certificate program to earn this seal. To learn more, contact the business enrolment specialist.
Add to your skills
Lakeland's esthetician and clinical esthetician programs are options that broaden your skills into beauty, skin care, anti-aging and stress reduction.
