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Barber school in Los Angeles, California

12 barber programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

12 schools offer these barber programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Barbers shampoo, cut and style hair, mostly for men. Every state requires barbers to be licensed: you finish a state-approved program and then pass a state licensing exam.1

In Los Angeles, 6 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 12 programs here are barber license program (7 programs) and barber apprenticeship (5 programs).

See the 12 programs

All 44 barber programs in California, including online programs

How much does barber school cost in Los Angeles?

$3,500 to $7,725 is what most barber programs in Los Angeles cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $950 to $15,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
86%
Working 6 months later
63%
Earned a year, estimated
about $36,000
Length
30 to 69 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Los Angeles may also offer barber school. How these figures are made

Is there free barber school in Los Angeles?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 12 barber programs in Los Angeles approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • Barber license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSD

    Los Angeles

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSD, Los AngelesBarber license programHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$36,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Barbering at Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSD
    More details about Barbering at Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSD
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    32%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,992
    Length
    34 weeks, 29 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,325
    Students counted
    341
    Earned a year, estimated
    $36,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    Program website, Barbering at Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSD

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    International Academy of Cosmetology

    South Gate

    High school diploma or equivalent

    International Academy of Cosmetology, South GateBarber license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$52,000
    Price if you pay yourself$7,843

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Barbering at International Academy of Cosmetology
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,000
    Length
    52 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    272
    Earned a year, estimated
    $52,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,843
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    Cosmetica Beauty and Barbering Academy

    Downey

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetica Beauty and Barbering Academy, DowneyBarber license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,600
    Price if you pay yourself$7,725

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Barbering at Cosmetica Beauty and Barbering Academy
    More details about Barbering at Cosmetica Beauty and Barbering Academy
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    54%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,400
    Length
    60 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,503
    Students counted
    177
    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,725
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Barbering at Cosmetica Beauty and Barbering Academy

  • Barber license programIn personEducation and courses

    Barbering

    Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education

    Baldwin Park

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education, Baldwin ParkBarber license program · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Barbering at Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    48%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    28 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    166
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barbering

    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

    La Puente

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, La PuenteBarber license program · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$35,800
    Price if you pay yourself$5,014
    Program website, Barbering at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
    More details about Barbering at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,947
    Length
    35 weeks, 29 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    136
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,014
    Program website, Barbering at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barber

    Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD

    Los Angeles

    No diploma needed

    Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD, Los AngelesBarber license programIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$36,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500

    9 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Barber at Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD
    More details about Barber at Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,992
    Length
    36 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,593
    Students counted
    105
    Earned a year, estimated
    $36,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    9
    Program website, Barber at Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD

  • Barber apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Barbering Apprenticeship

    Simply Divine Apprentice Cosmetology and Barbering Training

    Monrovia

    No diploma needed

    Simply Divine Apprentice Cosmetology and Barbering Training, MonroviaBarber apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$20,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000

    12 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Barbering Apprenticeship at Simply Divine Apprentice Cosmetology and Barbering Training
    More details about Barbering Apprenticeship at Simply Divine Apprentice Cosmetology and Barbering Training
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,993
    Length
    6 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,000
    Students counted
    40
    Earned a year, estimated
    $20,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    12
    Program website, Barbering Apprenticeship at Simply Divine Apprentice Cosmetology and Barbering Training

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    Asel Beauty College, Inc.

    Garden Grove

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Asel Beauty College, Inc., Garden GroveBarber license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$18,000
    Price if you pay yourself$15,000
    Program website, Barbering at Asel Beauty College, Inc.
    More details about Barbering at Asel Beauty College, Inc.
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,500
    Length
    30 weeks, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,800
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    $18,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $15,000
    Program website, Barbering at Asel Beauty College, Inc.

  • Barber apprenticeshipHybridPrerequisite courses

    Barber Apprenticeship

    Hierarch Academy

    Santa Ana

    Prerequisite courses

    Hierarch Academy, Santa AnaBarber apprenticeshipHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$950
    Program website, Barber Apprenticeship at Hierarch Academy
    More details about Barber Apprenticeship at Hierarch Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    96 weeks, 37 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $950
    Program website, Barber Apprenticeship at Hierarch Academy

  • Barber apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Barbering Apprentice

    Untouchable Apprentice Training

    Los Angeles

    No diploma needed

    Untouchable Apprentice Training, Los AngelesBarber apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,900
    Program website, Barbering Apprentice at Untouchable Apprentice Training
    More details about Barbering Apprentice at Untouchable Apprentice Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 31 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,900
    Program website, Barbering Apprentice at Untouchable Apprentice Training

  • Barber apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Cosmetica Cosmetology and Barbering Unilateral Apprenticeship Committee

    Cosmetica Cosmetology and Barbering Unilateral Apprenticeshi

    Downey

    No diploma needed

    Cosmetica Cosmetology and Barbering Unilateral Apprenticeshi, DowneyBarber apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Cosmetica Cosmetology and Barbering Unilateral Apprenticeship Committee at Cosmetica Cosmetology and Barbering Unilateral Apprenticeshi
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    99 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • Barber apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Swarthys Beard & Hair Appren@ce Academy

    Swarthys Beard & Hair Appren@ce Academy

    South Pasadena

    No diploma needed

    Swarthys Beard & Hair Appren@ce Academy, South PasadenaBarber apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Swarthys Beard & Hair Appren@ce Academy at Swarthys Beard & Hair Appren@ce Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

How to pay for barber school in Los Angeles

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in Los Angeles

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for barber school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for barber school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Los Angeles

How barber school compares with the rest of beauty and personal care across California: Beauty school in California

Where the Los Angeles barber program numbers come from

Which Los Angeles barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Los Angeles barber programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about barber school in Los Angeles

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Barbers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List