The 220-Hour Facial Specialist Program
Facial Specialist is Florida's official name for the esthetician license—and this program is the complete path to it. Esthetician (also spelled aesthetician) training here means every one of Florida's 220 required hours, finished in nine weeks at New Beauty Company Aesthetics Academy in St Johns, in the Jacksonville area.
What You'll Learn in the 220 Hours
In esthetician school you learn facial treatments, extractions, skin analysis, sanitation, and Florida law—the subjects the state requires in its 220-hour Facial Specialist curriculum. New Beauty Company Aesthetics Academy adds professional product chemistry, chemical peel protocols, and included certifications, then completes exam preparation and testing through the school itself.
That last detail matters. Because testing runs through your school, the instructors preparing you are the same team standing behind your exam readiness.
Still mapping the career itself? Start with how to become an esthetician in Florida, then come back and compare programs hour for hour.
The hours are sequenced deliberately. Theory grounds each subject, supervised practice follows in the treatment rooms, and exam preparation closes the loop—so nothing on test day appears for the first time.
By the later weeks, students are performing full facials, extractions, and peel protocols under instructor supervision. That repetition, corrected in real time, is what the 220 hours are actually for.
The program's seven modules:
Complete Required Curriculum
All 220 hours of Florida-required Facial Specialist training: facials, extractions, skin analysis, sanitation, and state law, plus exam preparation and testing.
Advanced Product Knowledge
Ingredient interactions, skin analysis protocols, and professional-grade formulations.
Advanced Chemical Peels
Superficial to medium-depth peels, contraindications, and post-treatment protocols.
PCA Peel Certification
Official certification from PCA SKIN, the gold standard in professional chemical peels.
Dermaplaning Certification
Blade technique, safety protocols, and combination treatments.
Lash Lift and Tint
Complete lash enhancement services without extensions.
Post-Graduate Mentorship
Ongoing support after you complete the program.
Certifications Included with Enrollment
Other programs sell certifications piecemeal—one add-on course here, another deposit there. New Beauty Company Aesthetics Academy bundles them into enrollment, so the credentials arrive with the license.
PCA Peel Certification signals instant credibility to the many medspas that carry PCA SKIN products. Dermaplaning Certification adds one of the most requested exfoliation services on any treatment menu. Lash lift and tint training rounds out a menu clients book again and again.
The payoff is practical: you walk into your first interview already holding the certifications a hiring manager would otherwise ask you to go earn.
Bundling also protects your calendar. Chasing the same credentials after graduation means separate courses, separate scheduling, and separate waitlists—while bundled certifications finish inside the same nine weeks as your required hours.
The 68-Hour Advanced Aesthetics Bonus
Complete the required 220 hours, and the academy adds something no license demands: 68 hours of Advanced Aesthetics Training—microneedling and HydraFacial—at no additional tuition.
Microneedling is among the most requested collagen-induction treatments in modern medspas. HydraFacial is the technology clients ask for by name. Training in both, layered on top of your license, is how a new graduate stands out. See how advanced esthetician training reshapes a first-year career.
Eligibility is straightforward: successfully complete the required 220-hour program, and the opportunity to receive the 68 supplemental hours is yours—no separate application, no added tuition.
Advanced Aesthetics Training is optional supplemental industry education. It is not required for graduation or Florida licensure. It is offered as an added benefit after successful completion of the required 220-hour Facial Specialist Program.
Medically-Led Training
Most esthetician programs are taught at arm's length from medicine. This one is owned by a physician and a nurse.
Dr. Terrell Swanson, MD, FAWM brings 15+ years of acute care and trauma experience, plus certification as an expert injector by the American Academy of Facial Esthetics. Recia Swanson, R.N., BSN, LE pairs nursing credentials with her Licensed Esthetician certification. Academy Director Taryn Shelby, LE, LMT leads day-to-day instruction with dual licenses.
Clinical standards show up in the details students absorb: sanitation run like a medical setting, contraindication screening before every treatment, and documentation habits that follow graduates into medspa and dermatology settings.
Searching for a "medical esthetician school"? A note of honesty: Florida issues no medical-esthetician license. What you can get is Facial Specialist training held to clinical standards—meet your instructors and judge the difference yourself.
Schedule, Length, and Location
The program runs nine weeks. Session schedules vary, and the academy works with students who keep jobs while they train—ask about current cadence when you inquire, including options that function like part-time esthetician school.
Spread across nine weeks, 220 hours averages roughly 24–25 instruction hours per week. Demanding, yes—but it ends in a single season, not a school year.
Picture the season realistically: you keep your Tuesday shifts, block your class hours, and nine weeks later the required training is done. Students juggling work tell the academy which constraint matters most, and scheduling conversations start there.
Training happens at the academy in St Johns, FL. Commuting from the metro? Here's everything about getting here from Jacksonville, including routes and drive-time expectations.
Tuition and Financing
The academy shares tuition directly: contact us and you'll get complete, current pricing during an enrollment consultation—no vague estimates, no surprise add-ons mid-program.
What enrollment includes is already clear: all 220 required hours, PCA Peel and Dermaplaning certifications, lash lift and tint training, exam preparation and testing, and post-graduate mentorship.
Why not just post a number? Because the consultation pairs pricing with your situation—schedule, financing questions, start dates—so you compare real totals instead of advertised fragments.
Financing is available through a private lending partner that offers personal loan options, so tuition can be spread over time rather than paid all at once.
From Enrollment to License
Four steps separate you from a Florida esthetician career:
- Enroll — request information, talk through your goals, and reserve a session seat.
- Complete the 220 hours — nine weeks of hands-on, medically-led training in St Johns.
- Pass your exam through the school — Florida testing is completed through the approved school, not the DBPR directly.
- Register with the DBPR — apply as a Facial Specialist and start practicing legally.
Each step has detail worth knowing before you start—the Florida esthetician license requirements guide covers forms, fees, and renewal.
Notice what is not on that list: years of prerequisites, separate board exam bookings, or credential-chasing after graduation. The program compresses the path because Florida's structure allows it—and because the academy built the program around that structure.
ProgramFAQ
Everything Florida requires for licensure, plus Advanced Product Knowledge, Advanced Chemical Peels, PCA Peel Certification, Dermaplaning Certification, and lash lift and tint. Post-graduate mentorship continues after you finish.
Nine weeks, covering all 220 required hours. Contact the academy for current session schedules and weekly time commitments.
No. The program is built for beginners and delivers the complete required training for Florida licensure. Career changers with no beauty-industry background start from zero every session.
Graduates leave with Facial Specialist license eligibility plus PCA Peel Certification and Dermaplaning Certification. Employers across Northeast Florida recognize both credentials on sight.
More questions—schedules, enrollment, career support? The full esthetician training FAQ covers them all.
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Facial Specialist Program
Finally—an esthetician program that hands you the license path, the certifications, and the mentor in one enrollment.
Request information today and the academy responds within 24-48 hours with session dates, tuition details, and answers. Nine weeks from your start date, the required 220 hours are behind you.