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Cosmetology Night Class Now Offered At Hopatcong High School
Classes will be held 4x a week for 10 months starting next month. After passing the state exam, students will earn a cosmetology license.
HOPATCONG, NJ — Hopatcong area residents interested in earning a New Jersey State Cosmetology License will soon be able to attend night classes at the Hopatcong High School Cosmetology lab under a new program that will start in September.
Participants will take classes from a certified instructor four nights a week for 10 months and must pass the state exam, Hopatcong Lake Regional News reported. Anyone interested must be at least 17 years old and must hold a high school or GED diploma, and classes start at $8,995.
The instructor will be Rossella Tripodi, who currently teaches the daytime cosmetology classes, according to Hopatcong Lake Regional News. Tripodi has taught at several private cosmetology schools.
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"I am so thrilled to help students follow the steps on how I got into the business early in life and help provide them jobs as they graduate in an industry where the annual salaries are from $37,000 to starts and can grow to $90,000 (includes tips) over the years," Tripodi said in a statement.
Anyone interested in the program should contact Art DiBenedetto to receive more information and an application. DiBenedetto can be reached at (862) 266-3410 or at adibenedetto@hopatcongschools.org.
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