LICENSING GUIDE
Connecticut
— Esthetician
Connecticut esthetician licensure requires completion of at least 600 hours at an approved school and an infection-prevention attestation. The standard school-route requirements do not list a licensing examination. Esthetician licenses expire biennially.
Renewal Period:
24 months
Last Verified:
September 17, 2026
PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE
School Pathway
Training Hours:
600
Submit an approved-school certificate documenting at least 600 hours of esthetics study and attest compliance with Connecticut’s infection prevention and control plan guidelines. Applications are submitted online to the Department of Public Health.
Apprenticeship Pathway
No esthetician apprenticeship route is listed in the cited Connecticut Department of Public Health requirements. Esthetician is not included on DPH’s list of professions requiring continuing education for renewal.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
License Sources
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Connecticut Department of Public Health
No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.