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Yes. FAFSA covers cosmetology school as long as the school is accredited and approved for federal student aid. Cosmetology is a career program, not a traditional degree, but that does not disqualify it. As long as your school participates in federal student aid programs, you can use the Free Application for Federal Stu ... Read Full Article

Esthetician school takes 750 hours in Illinois and Indiana, or 600 hours in Wisconsin, which most full-time students complete in about 5 to 6 months at Tricoci University. The exact timeline depends on your state's required training hours and whether you attend full time or part time. Esthetician programs are shorter t ... Read Full Article

Illinois esthetician job postings on Indeed average $25.45 an hour, above the national average of $24.64 (Indeed, 521 Illinois salaries, updated October 16, 2026). That figure reflects advertised base pay. Tips, commissions, and retail bonuses stack on top, and the number moves with where you work, what you specialize ... Read Full Article

 Cosmetology school, sometimes called beauty school, is a licensed trade program that trains students to perform hair, skin, and nail services and prepares them to pass a state licensing exam. In Illinois, that means 1,500 hours of instruction and hands-on training before you can be licensed. The payoff is a cred ... Read Full Article

If you're comparing summer programs for high school students right now, the options probably start to look pretty similar after a while: a week of coding, a week of leadership seminars, a week of something that looks good on an application but doesn't tell you much about what a day in that career actually feels like. A ... Read Full Article

Scroll through any back-to-school haul this year and you'll notice a few looks on repeat: glossy, glazed back to school nails, slicked-back buns that somehow look intentional and effortless at the same time, a bold lip instead of a full face. Every trend on your For You Page started as an innovative technique, and behi ... Read Full Article