DMC Dual Credit Cosmetology Students Providing Free Haircuts Aug. 8-10

Article by: Rosa Linda Reynoso

Summer fun is almost over and most students are getting ready to go back to school. This year, for most local school districts, the first day of school is Monday, Aug. 27.

To help kindergarten through 12th-grade students be ready on their first day, Del Mar College’s (DMC) dual credit cosmetology class will provide free basic haircuts on a walk-in basis.

Haircuts are available Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 8-10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 211 of the Flato Technologies Building on the College’s West Campus at Boaz Blvd. off Airport Road at Old Brownsville Road. (Indicated as “FT” on map: https://bit.ly/2Gni7Kf)

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DMC cosmetology students will provide free basic haircuts to K-12th grade students on a walk-in basis on Aug. 8-10, Wednesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact DMC cosmetology instructor Lissa Gonzalez at 698-1782 or lgonzale43@delmar.edu.

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To help kindergarten through 12th-grade students be ready on their first day of school, DMC Dual Credit cosmetology students will provide free basic haircuts on a walk-in basis. The free service is scheduled Monday through Thursday, Aug. 1-4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 211 of the Flato Technologies Building on the College’s Windward Campus at Boaz Blvd. off Airport Road at Old Brownsville Road. For more information, contact DMC cosmetology instructor Lissa Gonzalez at 698-1782 or lgonzale43@delmar.edu.

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For more information, contact DMC cosmetology instructor Lissa Gonzalez at 698-1782 or lgonzale43@delmar.edu.

DMC stylists provided haircuts to nearly 200 students last year. Gonzalez said the yearly event not only offers a free service to area students, it provides dual credit cosmetology students with hands-on learning experiences.

The Cosmetology Program is with the DMC Human Sciences and Education Department. Students receive training in all phases of cosmetology, and the program falls under curriculum guidelines of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

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Del Mar College empowers students to achieve their dreams. We offer quality programs, individual attention, outstanding instruction through faculty with real-world experience and affordable costs to credit and noncredit students in Corpus Christi and the South Texas Coastal Bend area. Nationally recognized while locally focused, we’re ranked in the top two percent of community colleges in the country granting associate degrees to Hispanic students (Community College Week). Del Mar College focuses on offering our students programs that match current or emerging career opportunities. Whether students are interested in the fine arts, sciences, business, occupational or technical areas, students get the education they need for the future they want at Del Mar College.