college credit for a cosmetology license

[Twells]

Has anyone received college credit for a cosmetology license? I spoke with the people at the Prior Learning Assesment and they said something about getting a portfolio together, dont understand, any help would be greatly appreciated.

[cookderosa]

Has anyone received college credit for a cosmetology license? I spoke with the people at the Prior Learning Assesment and they said something about getting a portfolio together, dont understand, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Well, if so, it would probably fall under professional/elective credits at TESC or Excelsior. You'll have to work for it- do some digging, see if ANY regionally accredited colleges offer cosmetology courses for CREDIT. If so, you might be able to make a case for a PLA. It isn't that you have not learned anything- but they can only award you credit for credit. So, start looking for credit courses (I answered this assuming your courses were not credit bearing from a RA college- but rather from a cosmetology school?) You can also probably do a PLA for a practicum (your hands-on hours). The portfolio has to prove you learned what was necessary for credit. You can't really make a strong portfolio without a course description. You have some homework before turning in your portfolio- or they will turn it down- make it strong, so you need to know your stuff going in.
It's not impossible- and it certainly is worth the effort. I did a portfolio that earned me 27 credits- 100% of my free electives!

[ImustStudy]

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Well, if so, it would probably fall under professional/elective credits at TESC or Excelsior. You'll have to work for it- do some digging, see if ANY regionally accredited colleges offer cosmetology courses for CREDIT. If so, you might be able to make a case for a PLA. It isn't that you have not learned anything- but they can only award you credit for credit. So, start looking for credit courses (I answered this assuming your courses were not credit bearing from a RA college- but rather from a cosmetology school?) You can also probably do a PLA for a practicum (your hands-on hours). The portfolio has to prove you learned what was necessary for credit. You can't really make a strong portfolio without a course description. You have some homework before turning in your portfolio- or they will turn it down- make it strong, so you need to know your stuff going in.
It's not impossible- and it certainly is worth the effort. I did a portfolio that earned me 27 credits- 100% of my free electives!

Riverside Community College in California offers an Associates Degree in Cosmetology which awards college credit. They are a regionally accredited public community college.

Here is their website;

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COSMETOLOGY

Here is a link to all of their degree programs;

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAM CATALOG

Hope this helps.