Graduation Requirements
- Complete the required number of program clock hours.
- Complete and submit all clinic practical worksheets, to demonstrate completion of State requirements.
- Pass the school’s final written and practical exams.
- Complete the required theory hours and pass all written theory exams.
- Pay all tuition cost or make satisfactory arrangements for payment of all monies owed to the school.
Upon meeting all requirements listed above for graduation, the student will receive a graduation certificate.
Students may also request an official current transcript from the school, at any time during or after graduation.
Paul Mitchell The School Schenectady reserves the right to hold on graduating a student if the student fails to complete all listed requirements, or fails to pass the written and practical exams, as determined by the school.
Graduates Completing a Program and reenrolling in a new program
A student that graduates from one program within the school and wishes to enroll in another program within the school, a determination of the state laws will determine the amount of hours that will be transferred into the new program, the student will need to meet the quantitative and qualitative components of SAP for the new program.
Career services
Career opportunities for Cosmetologists include, but are not limited to, Hair Stylist, Color Stylist, Makeup Artist, Nail Technician, Educator, Salon Owner or Manager, Product Trainer, Platform Artist, Esthetician, and many more.
Although Paul Mitchell The School Schenectady does not guarantee employment upon graduation, Paul Mitchell The School Schenectady does maintain an aggressive job placement program and will inform students of job openings and opportunities. Paul Mitchell The School Schenectady coordinates placement programs with local and national salons by sending out surveys and inviting salon owners and guest artists to teach and speak there.
Paul Mitchell The School Schenectady has placed students in the beauty industry as Hair Stylists, Color Stylists, Makeup Artists, Nail Technicians, Educators, Salon Owners or Managers, and Estheticians.