Esthetician in Arizona
Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board
Arizona licenses estheticians (“aesthetics”) through the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board, with the written exam delivered by PCS / Virtual Inc. using NIC content — the NIC Esthetics Theory test, 110 items (100 scored) in 90 minutes, with a minimum score of 75 to pass. The board's official language statement offers Spanish only for the cosmetology-family practical and the instructor theory exams; the aesthetics written theory exam is English-only. An aesthetics license needs 600 training hours. Our multilingual practice questions are a study aid; the real Arizona aesthetics written exam is in English.
📋 Exam facts
Real Arizona exam administration — from the official source
- Practice questions (this site)
- 450
- Testing agency
- PCS / Virtual Inc. (NIC)
- Real written-test languages
- English
- To pass
- NIC Esthetics Theory: 110 items (100 scored), 90 min; 75 to pass
- Fee
- PCS theory + written practical bundle $177
- Training hours
- 600 hours (aesthetics)
- Exam structure
- Esthetics theory + written practical exam
🗓️ Last updated: 2026-07-06
📄 Based on: Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board exam-information + personal-license pages + PCS AZ page + NIC Esthetics Theory CIB, checked 2026-07-06
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