Cosmetology Training Center has helped Louisiana students learn the craft of beauty for more than four decades. Founded in 1983, new local ownership continues the legacy of the original owner, Ms. Lora, pairing a welcoming atmosphere with practical training and practice with real clients under licensed supervision.
Our team is experienced in the industry and devoted to helping aspiring beauty professionals find their path. With weekday, family-friendly hours and small-group instruction, you’ll move from demonstrations to guided practice and then to the clinic floor for real-world experience.
Ready to see it in action? Schedule a tour and meet our team.
We strongly believe that our school should support our local community by giving back as much as possible. We want our students to understand the value of giving back to the communities they will serve. Cosmetology Training Center has a long history of promoting community outreach activities each year.
Our Back-to-School Drive generates hundreds of notebooks for local school children in exchange for free haircuts. The notebooks are sent to local schools located in low-income neighborhoods.
Each year, the school collects several boxes of canned goods in exchange for free haircuts during November. The boxes are then delivered to the Annual Food Net Drive to help feed those in need.
Our annual Christmas project involves students helping to create basic care packages for different organizations within Acadiana.
One on-site blood drive per year.
During October, we designate a day for our students to “Wear PINK” while taking in donations to give to a local organization in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. CTC also matches their donation to give back even more!
Cosmetology Training Center opened its doors in 1983, founded by Lora Moreau. We’ve been educating beauty professionals in and around Lafayette, Louisiana for over 40 years. In 2023, longtime local professionals Jean and Brittani Pitre became owners, continuing the school’s legacy with a renewed, student-first focus.
Co-owner Brittani Pitre serves as Esthetics Program Director, drawing on 18+ years as an esthetician and more than a decade as a spa owner to connect classroom learning to real-world client care. Her hands-on leadership makes training more practical and encouraging, with side-by-side coaching, feedback at the treatment table, and a culture that values professionalism as much as technique.
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At CTC, we teach far more than the basics in the beauty industry. We equip future leaders of the industry with the skills, knowledge, and techniques to prepare them for success! Want to see what we can offer you? Schedule a tour of our Lafayette, Louisiana beauty college today.
We currently offer Cosmetology (1,500 hours) and Esthetics (750 hours). Both blend classroom learning with live-client clinic experience under licensed supervision. We also offer an Instructor Training program (600 hours) for licensed estheticians or cosmetologists. Ask Admissions about schedules and next start dates.
Cosmetology services are available weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Esthetics services are available weekdays from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students, friends, family, and the public are invited to the clinic at reduced prices. Senior Citizen discounts are available on certain days. Call us for more information. Appointments are available, but walk-ins are welcome!
Schedule a tour to see the school, then complete your application with the required documents and fees. We’ll review schedules, funding options, and help you choose a start date that fits your life.
No. Employment cannot be guaranteed because hiring depends on many factors, including your attendance, skill development, professionalism, portfolio, and local demand. What we do provide is ongoing career support, such as resume help, interview practice, and local job leads. Many graduates find opportunities through this guidance, but outcomes vary by individual effort and timing.
Yes. Financial Aid is available to those who qualify. Your first step is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). Once your FAFSA® is on file, we can review options such as Pell Grants, Federal Direct Loans, and monthly payment plans, and discuss any state or community resources that may apply. An advisor will help you compare pathways and choose an approach that fits your budget and timeline.
🎓Brianne & Alana | A Friendship That Became Part of the Story
They came to CTC to learn a trade, but they’re leaving with a friendship they didn’t know they’d find.🥹💖
Some of the best things that happen in life aren`t part of the plan. Sometimes, they`re the friendships that grow in the middle of an ordinary day, the person who makes the hard days a little easier, or the one who ends up standing right beside you when something wonderful happens.
For Brianne and Alana, CTC became the place where two individual journeys turned into a shared chapter, full of learning, memories, and a friendship that grew along the way. And how special is it that they got to celebrate this milestone together?
As they turn the page to what`s next, we hope they carry more than the skills they`ve learned here. We hope they carry the confidence to keep growing, the courage to chase the opportunities ahead, and the reminder that sometimes the people you meet along the way become just as meaningful as the destination itself.
Brianne & Alana, Congratulations!
-We`re so happy you found a little something extra here at CTC!
“Two graduates, one beautiful friendship, and a whole lot of possibilities ahead.”🥂✨
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💄A little makeup, a little teamwork, and a whole lot of GLOW!
Our esthetics students teamed up for a daily makeup application, putting their skills into practice while creating a look that’s wearable, beautiful, and oh-so-glowy! Because learning the art of beauty means getting hands-on, trying new techniques, and building confidence one brush stroke at a time.
The goal? Enhancing natural beauty, one face at a time💋
#CTC #CosmetologyTrainingCenter #EstheticsStudents #EverydayMakeup #BeautyInTheMaking
POV: Your Instructor Is Watching👀
-You drop your comb and instinctively reach down to grab it…
YOUR INSTRUCTOR HAS ENTERED THE CHAT🚨😂
-“ABSOLUTELY NOT. That comb belongs to the floor now!”
In cosmetology school, we don`t just teach you how to do hair…we teach you the rules of the beauty industry💆🏼♀️✨
#CTC #CosmetologyTrainingCenter #BeautySchoolLife #CosmetologyHumor
✨Around here, a “regular” updo just won’t cut it!
Our Level 2 cosmetology students took on a themed updo challenge, and these girlies came READY to accessorize! From spooky season and Christmas cheer to Thanksgiving vibes and Strawberry Festival flair, they turned hairstyling into a whole creative production. 💇♀️✨
Because at CTC, a head of hair is never JUST hair… it’s a blank canvas, and our students aren’t afraid to think outside the box!
We need to know…which theme would YOU want to try?!
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-Drop your pick in the comments!👇
#CTC #CosmetologyTrainingCenter #UpdoChallenge #CreativeCosmetology #FutureStylists
🎓A little rebel, a whole lotta heart, and now…A COSMETOLOGY GRADUATE!
Well, Zoe… look at you. 🥹🖤
Some people leave a little sparkle wherever they go. Others leave a little chaos, a whole lot of attitude, and absolutely ZERO apologies for being exactly who they are. And then there’s Zoe, who somehow manages to be all of that while having one of the biggest hearts around.
Zoe has always been unapologetically HERSELF, and honestly? We wouldn’t have it any other way. From that hard-core vibe to that signature sass, she brings a personality that you simply can’t duplicate. But underneath all that edge is a girl with so much heart, and anyone who has gotten to know her knows just how special she really is.
Getting to celebrate her graduation is bittersweet because while we’re SO excited to see her take on the beauty industry, we know there’s a little less Zoe-shaped chaos coming through our doors now. 😂🥹
Zoe, we hope you never feel the need to tone yourself down, fit into anyone else’s mold, or trade your individuality for someone else’s idea of who you should be. This industry has room for bold, different, creative souls like you, and we hope you use every bit of that personality to make your own mark on it.
Keep your edge. Keep your sass. Keep that big heart. And please, for everyone`s sake, never lose the ability to make people laugh!
Congratulations, Zoe! We love you, we’re proud of you, and we cannot WAIT to see what you do next. Go make some magic, do things your own way, and remind the world that being different is a pretty beautiful thing.
CTC will always be cheering for you, you little legend.🖤🤘🏼
#CTC #CosmetologyTrainingCenter #CTCGraduate #CosmetologyGraduate #FutureCosmetologist #BeautyIndustry #CosmetologyLife #CTCFamily #LafayetteLA #Acadiana
✨Congratulations Rylie!
-There’s something really special about watching someone reach a moment they once had to imagine. 🥹
Today, we get to celebrate Rylie—not just because she completed her hours or reached the finish line, but because she can now look back and see just how much has changed along the way.
The early mornings, the long days, the learning curves, the little victories, the moments of doubt, the friendships, the laughter, and all the time spent behind the chair have brought her to *this* day. And now, she gets to take everything she’s learned and make it her own.
Rylie, we hope you leave CTC knowing that your time here was about more than learning a skill. You were building confidence, finding your voice, and becoming the beauty professional you’re meant to be.
We’re so proud of you, Rylie! Go make some magic! Your next chapter starts now🪄
#CTC #CTCGrad #CosmetologyGraduate #BeautySchoolGraduate #FutureCosmetologist #CosmetologyLife #BeautySchoolLife #CosmetologyJourney #BeautyIndustry #NewChapter #GraduationVibes #SoProud #LafayetteLA #Acadiana #LafayetteLouisiana
👀CTC POV: Our client needs a Spanish speaker!
Daisy & Alexa: SAY LESS.
When CTC calls for our Spanish-speaking girlies, they don’t just answer the call…they make an ENTRANCE!😎💃🏼
#CTC #CosmetologyTrainingCenter #CosmetologySchool #BeautySchoolLife #CTCFamily #SpanishSpeaker #HispanicHeritageMonth #BeautySchoolHumor #CosmetologyHumor #POV #StudentLife #LafayetteLA #Acadiana
🫧TWEEN FACIALS ARE ON THE MENU!
Our esthetics students recently got some hands-on practice performing our Tween Facial—and they were ALL about those skincare skills!
Using IMAGE Skincare’s BIOME+ and ORMEDIC products, our students learned how to customize a gentle, age-appropriate facial experience while putting their classroom knowledge into practice.
From product selection to every relaxing step of the facial, our future estheticians are learning that great skincare starts with understanding the skin and treating it with care.
And can we just appreciate these little skincare pros in action?! 👏🏼💕
Learning today. Skincare pros tomorrow.✨
#CTC #CosmetologyTrainingCenter #EstheticsStudent #EstheticsSchool #EstheticianInTraining #FutureEsthetician #SkincareEducation #SkincareStudents #FacialTreatment #TweenFacial #ImageSkincare #Ormedic #BIOME #BeautySchool #LafayetteLA #Acadiana
“THEM: I could never be friends with my coworkers. US: We just can’t relate!”
-MEANWHILE…
CTC students:
Level 1:*classroom crew*📚
Level 2:*Monday floor crew*💇🏼♀️
Level 3:*Monday + Friday crew*💅🏼
Level 4/5:*Tuesday–Friday regulars*✂️
Different levels. Different schedules.
Yet somehow… everybody knows everybody.😂😂
Welcome to beauty school🎀
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👩🏫➡️👩🎓When the Teachers Become Students Again—Just because you’re the teacher doesn’t mean you’re ever done learning!
Our CTC instructors recently traded their teacher hats for their student hats, and headed back to State Board to complete their required practical work for their instructor licenses.
And yes… even our instructors have to prove they’ve still got the skills! 😉💪🏼
From demonstrating their techniques to putting their knowledge to work, these ladies showed up, got to work, and handled business!
We LOVE that our instructors continue to learn, grow, sharpen their skills, and lead by example for our students. Because at CTC, the learning never stops!🩷💙
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