Northern California Institute of Cosmetology, Inc.

ADMISSION POLICY & PROCEDURE

Northern California Institute of Cosmetology’s  admission policies require that admitted students:

1. Has a high school diploma (school needs to make a copy of diploma or Official Transcript of Records), GED or equivalent
2. Must be a minimum of 17 years of age
3. If enrolled under a training agreement with a government agency, school district and/or other entity, the student meets the admission requirements set forth in the training agreement and/or applicable state licensing regulations.
4. Are not discriminated on the basis of sex, age, race, color, religion, or ethnic origin in school admission policy.
5. The school does not recruit students attending another institution with a similar course of study.
6. Transfer Students:  70% of clock hours derived from previous school’s Proof of training.
7. Students transferring to a different school from Northern California Institute of Cosmetology must fulfill all their financial obligations to the school (Refund Calculation and/or Return to Title IV as applicable) before they could get their Proof of Training for their clock hours.
8. Re-entry Students: Students who wish to re-enroll will return at the same progress before interruption.  They will be charged the $100.00 registration fee, kits/books (if necessary) and a pro-rated rate of tuition.
9. In lieu of passing an ability-to-benefit test, student may enroll in and successfully complete 225 clock hours. (Applicable for programs over 600 clock hours or more – Cosmetology and Skincare).

WITHDRAWAL POLICY 

Students can withdraw at any period of their program.  A student is considered “Officially Withdrawn” after completing a ‘Withdrawal Form’.  Refund Policy and/or Title IV Return Policy will be made subsequently for a withdrawing student.  Students who withdraw prior to completion of the course of study and wish to re-enter can only re-enter in the same progress if it has been less than six months from the date of interruption.

A student is considered “Unofficially Withdrawn” if the student misses 14 (Fourteen) consecutive days of school classes.  The school automatically considers a student “Dropped or Unofficially Withdrawn” if the student does not show up, call, write or inform the school in any manner about their failure to attend school for 14 days. 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

• Northern California Institute of Cosmetology requires students to maintain a 67% rate of attendance. 

• Student attendance policies are applied uniformly and fairly. Northern California Institute of Cosmetology measures student attendance by clock hours. Northern California Institute of Cosmetology will;

1. Give appropriate attendance/clock hours credit for all hours attended.

2. not add or deduct attendance hours as a credit or penalty, and

3. Round actual attendance hours to no more than the nearest quarter hour.

• Three unexcused absences (not notifying the school) in any month will be cause for suspension or termination from the school. Upon return from an unexcused tardy or absence, immediate disciplinary action will be taken. ALL ABOVE PENALTIES MAY BE WAIVED, IF THE STUDENT BRINGS IN A DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE DUE TO ILLNESS WHILE ABSENT, OR THE STUDENT WAS EXCUSED IN ADVANCE BY THE SCHOOL. Fourteen (14) days of consecutive absences without school notification will be cause for termination from the school program immediately.