‘ Long, short, curly, straight to downright a mess, the Cosmetology Department here at Cerritos can make your hair problems disappear with a touch of a brush and pair of scissors.
‘The program has been here for more than thirty years,’ said Irlanda C. Lopez, program facilitator.
Located in the second floor of the Health building, the cosmetology department offers services ranging from’ a simple haircut to European facial massages.
Lopez explained that they offer two types of facials to their clients. One is the European facial which can last from an hour to an hour and thirty minutes. This facial is specialized in removing blackheads. The other is described as a ‘mini’ facial which lasts up to thirty minutes and just cleanses your skin.
With over eight types of services provided the most frequently asked for are haircuts and color. ‘ All our haircuts are only five dollars, it doesn’t matter if you have long hair or short hair,’ Lopez added.
She explained that if a student would want an ‘Up Do’ for a certain occasion it would cost a little more and it depends on the length of hair.
The cosmetology department opens its doors to both men and women of all different age groups.
‘We get a mixture of men and women in here, but often our clientele is older,’ explained Lopez.
‘ During club day we pass out posters and we promote the program. We also give out dollar coupons, in which entitles the client to get a dollar off any service.’
With several clubs here at Cerritos, club day is of importance in order to get their club known to the student body.’ Some students think they need to do a little more to get their services known.
‘ I never knew that the cosmetology department offered services, I just thought they offered classes,’ said Ana Cervantes, psychology major.
Cervantes mentioned that she would like to see more advertising, more posters around campus, not just in the health building where she usually sees them.
The cosmetology students are the busiest during the month of October.
‘ We get the highest amount of people during Halloween, they come in to get their makeup done, we even do special effects (make-up),’ Lopez said.’
She also mentioned that they have special prices during the holidays.
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