tempanonymo,
I had held off replying to this one because I’m not sure I’m 100% up on my knowledge of california regulations and actually, Michel would know them better. However as I Understand it california is a licensed state which requires as michael said a 600 hour course, I also believe you have to write a state exam, which may tie in to the CPE certification somehow. I know I’ve seen information on it on the web but it was some time ago and I dont know where to look for it now.
Good electrolysis schools are generally few and far between.And generally expensive.
What you may want to consider doing though before you think about committing large amounts of money and time to electrolysis schools , is buying an old professional epilator, getting a couple books, and trying to learn all you can yourself first. It would let you also decide if it’s the kind of work you want to do.
I was lucky because I live in a country without licensing, and was able to do a distance learning program through Swansons Institute of Electrolysis in Alberta then do the practical with my boss at Time For You Electrolysis. Most schools around here run year long programs in “medical Esthetics” which include electrolysis and laser, and the tuition I think is about $12000 now , and run those programs during the daytime working hours, and I expect the few schools still operating in california would do the same.Dectro still runs a school in california, but I would expect their tuition would be a great deal more than your budget.
