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Barber school in Rhode Island

1 barber program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this barber program, and Rhode Island has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Rhode Island, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much does barber school cost in Rhode Island?

$17,180

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
74%
Working 6 months later
63%
Earned a year, estimated
about $27,200
Length
30 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 Rhode Island may also offer barber school. How these figures are made

Is there free barber school in Rhode Island?

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

The one barber program in Rhode Island approved for WIOA funding

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1 program

  • Barber license programHybridNo diploma needed

    Barbering

    Rob Roy Academy

    Worcester, MA

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Rob Roy Academy, Worcester, MABarber license program · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Rhode Island; Rhode Island approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimated$27,200
    Price if you pay yourself$17,180
    More details about Barbering at Rob Roy Academy
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    63%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,810
    Length
    30 weeks, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $160
    Students counted
    110
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $17,180

How to pay for barber school in Rhode Island

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

How barber school compares with the rest of beauty and personal care: Beauty school in Rhode Island

Where the Rhode Island barber program numbers come from

Which Rhode Island barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs Rhode Island 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Rhode Island offers.

How the prices and results of Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

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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