CTE Districtwide courses

Prerequisites: None

Grade level: 11-12

Credit: 6

Fee: $650 and cost of uniform scrubs

Location: Colorado's Finest High School of Choice in Englewood

Course Type: Alternative Instruction/Work-Based Learning

This course takes place at Colorado's Finest High School of Choice in Englewood. Students are responsible for their own transportation. The Cosmetology program is a robust program that will prepare you to provide beauty services such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, styling, facials, manicures and pedicures. To be considered for this program, you must attend a parent meeting and orientation, as well as be on track to graduate in terms of credit hours. After applying, you will be contacted with more information. Multiple Concurrent Enrollment opportunities are available in this course. More information will be provided by the instructor. Course begins approximately August 13, 2026. The $650+ course fee includes cosmetology kit (used 1st and 2nd year; student keeps at completion of program), and consumables. Students will be responsible for purchasing uniform scrubs for the program.

Anticipated session times: Option 1: Monday- Friday Morning Session (7:30 - 11:30am) OR Option 2: Monday - Friday Afternoon Session (12:00 - 4:00pm).

**Summer session runs during the month of June and is required in order to enroll in Cosmetology II. Dates are to be determined, Monday - Thursday from 7:30am - 5:30pm.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Cosmetology I & Summer Session

Grade level: 12

Credit: 6

Fee: $75 and cost of uniform scrubs

Location: Colorado's Finest High School of Choice in Englewood

Course Type: Alternative Instruction/Work-Based Learning

This course takes place at Colorado's Finest High School of Choice in Englewood. Students are responsible for their own transportation. Cosmetology II is a certificate program requiring 1,500 hours which equals 50 credits in cosmetology, hairstyling, nail technology and esthetics. Students will learn theory and practice in hair care, cuts, color, perms, styling, nail technology and skin care. Students are prepared for supervised clinical practice and entry-level jobs in the cosmetology field. Students also explore career pathways, post-secondary options and career research techniques such as application preparation, resume/letter writing, and the interviewing process. This program prepares students to pass the state-licensing exam given by the Department of Regulatory Agencies Office of Barber and Cosmetology (DORA). Multiple Concurrent Enrollment opportunities are available in this course. More information will be provided by the instructor. The course begins August 13, 2026. The $75 course fee (will increase in Jan.'26) includes consumables. Students will be responsible for purchasing uniform scrubs for the program. Anticipated session times: Option 1: Monday–Friday morning session (7:30–11:30 a.m.) OR Option 2: Monday–Friday afternoon session (12:00–4:00 p.m.). Cosmetology II students finishing in May will have the opportunity to take the Barbering crossover class in June 2026 (class days will be 6/1–6/4, 6/8–6/11, and 6/15).

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Cosmetology I & Summer Session

Grade level: 12

Credit: 5

Fee: $350 and cost of uniform scrubs (will increase Jan. '26)

Location: Colorado's Finest High School of Choice in Englewood

Course Type: Alternative Instruction/Work-Based Learning

This course takes place at Colorado's Finest High School of Choice in Englewood. Students are responsible for their own transportation. Estheticians, also called skin-care specialists, strive to make their clients look and feel younger and more attractive. They cleanse and beautify skin with facials and full-body treatments, apply makeup, remove facial or body hair with hot wax, give head and neck massages and may, with special training, perform microdermabrasion to remove imperfections and signs of age. Students are required to sell skin care products like those who run their own shops as entrepreneurs, involved in all phases of business management and marketing. To be considered for this program, you must attend a parent meeting and orientation, as well as be on track to graduate in terms of credit hours. After applying, you will be contacted with more information. Multiple Concurrent Enrollment opportunities are available in this course. More information will be provided by the instructor. The course begins approximately August 13, 2026. The $350+ course fee includes an esthetics kit (which students keep upon completion of the program) and consumables. Students will be responsible for purchasing uniform scrubs for the program. Anticipated session time is Monday–Friday, either 7:30–11:00 a.m. or 12:00–3:30 p.m., and will be determined by May.