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Home / News / Luna cosmetology program celebrates 20 years

Luna cosmetology program celebrates 20 years

February 14 2022

Luna Community College’s cosmetology program is celebrating 20 years of bringing quality education to its students.

Students can earn certificates for cosmetology or barbering within the Department of Career & Technical Education.

The 2022 Luna cosmetology and barbering class includes Ana Paola, Angeline Garcia, Alexis Rubio, Desiree Apodaca, Aysa Vigil, Franki Garcia, Ashley Wheeler, Kelly Lucero, Bailey Douglass, Kimberly Ramirez, Mackenzie Gonzales, Tasneem Shabaneh , Monica Mondragon, Leslie Marquez, Victoria Silva, Jesslyn Selph and Deleno Maestas, pictured. Not pictured are Anna Lea Lucero and Joel Moreno.

The two programs are aimed for students to develop basic skills, safety, work habits and attitudes; they are designed to meet New Mexico state board standards. Students gain knowledge in such areas as sterilization, sanitization, bacteriology, shampoos, rinses, scalp treatments, chemical rearranging, perms and relaxers, hairstyling, hair coloring, bleaching, highlighting, hair cutting, facials, manicures and pedicures, salon management and retail sales.

As part of the programs, students practice skills in the college’s salon lab and in professional settings as preparation for state board examinations.

For more information, please contact instructors Germaine Sandoval (505-454-5345, gsandoval@luna.edu) and Clarice Bonney (505-454-2572, cbonney@luna.edu).