Mitchell's Academy offers two courses:  cosmetology and esthetics. Policies regarding academic expectations and satisfactory performance are given to each student during orientation.

Cosmetology

In this 1500 hour course, you will acquire a thorough knowledge of hair styling, cutting, shaping, coloring, permanent waving, finger waving, and facial treatments. The course will also cover salon management, appointment scheduling, and the laws and guidelines of North Carolina that relate to the salon business. The course is divided into two main sections. The first section is 300 hours of instruction (approximately two months of school based on a full-time schedule). It covers technical, classroom training, alongside practical experience on mannequins.

The second section is 1200 hours of instruction (approximately 8 months of school based on a full-time schedule) and experience. During this section, a student will receive closely supervised practical experience on clients and will engage in a number of practical  projects.

The entire course of 1500 hours is designed to prepare students for the state licensing exam, which is required by the North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Arts and Sciences in order to be employed as a cosmetologist in NC.

Esthetics

The Esthetics course at Mitchell's consists of 600 hours of instruction.  This course specializes in skin care and treatment, back treatments, make-up application, hair removal, and microdermabrasion.  There are 75 hours of theory required before the next level of “hands on“ training.  The remaining 525 hours are spent doing “hands on“ training as well as theory.

The Esthetics course is designed to prepare the student for the North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Arts and Sciences licensing exam and prepare you to become a professional in the field of skin care.