- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- Duration
- 2 year college diploma including a work placement
- Field
- Fine and Performing Arts
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A two year college diploma in skin and beauty therapy, covering facial and body treatments, anatomy and skin physiology, product science, business and salon practice, and supervised client clinics.
Esthetics is taught to a professional standard here, and like both hairstyling routes at the same campus it does not appear on the aligned list. The personal care cluster at Kingston sits outside the eligible fields as a whole, which is consistent rather than accidental.
College Diploma - Esthetician is taught at St. Lawrence College Kingston campus, a public Ontario college. Read this carefully: the esthetician diploma sits below degree level and does NOT appear on St. Lawrence’s own list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Treat the esthetician diploma as carrying no post-graduation work permit unless St. Lawrence confirms an eligible CIP code for the esthetician diploma in writing. Ontario additionally requires a provincial attestation letter before any study permit application for the esthetician diploma.
Entry to College Diploma - Esthetician is Grade 12 or equivalent at 50 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the esthetician diploma is recorded at CAD 16,920. St. Lawrence charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the esthetician diploma. The esthetician diploma lists a single entry window, a September start, so missing it costs a full year. Apply Study Visa manages your the esthetician diploma application, the deposit, the offer, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Grade 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 78 with no component minimum; PTE Academic 55; or the Duolingo English Test at 110.
- Application and deposit: St. Lawrence charges a CAD 100 application fee. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: This programme does NOT appear on St. Lawrence’s own published list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Obtain written confirmation of the CIP code from the college before paying a deposit.
- Work rights: The esthetician diploma does NOT appear on St. Lawrence’s PGWP-aligned list. Assume no work permit unless the college confirms an eligible CIP code in writing. A PGWP also requires a language test at CLB 5 in all four abilities for college credentials, taken within two years of applying. This is separate from the English test you need for admission. No dependant work permit.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the attestation letter request, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Esthetician: spas and salons
- Skin Care Specialist: clinics and medi spas
- Medical Esthetician: after further certification
- Spa Coordinator: hospitality settings
- Product Representative: beauty brands
- Salon Owner: self employment route
Reality check: advanced treatments in Ontario often require additional certification, and some medical procedures require a regulated health practitioner.
About St. Lawrence College - Kingston
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.7
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19332845222
