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Barber school in South Dakota

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

1 school offers these barber programs, and South Dakota has approved every one 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 South Dakota, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 2 programs here are barber license program (1 program) and crossover, upgrade or short course (1 program).

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How much does barber school cost in South Dakota?

$3,850 to $18,500

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
83% to 96%
Working 6 months later
Left out
South Dakota's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
about $21,100
Length
12 to 38 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 South Dakota may also offer barber school. How these figures are made

Is there free barber school in South Dakota?

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

All 2 barber programs in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Barber license programHybridNo diploma needed

    Barber Studies

    South Dakota Barber College, LLC

    Rapid City

    No diploma needed

    South Dakota Barber College, LLC, Rapid CityBarber license programHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$21,100
    Price if you pay yourself$18,500

    14 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Barber Studies at South Dakota Barber College, LLC
    More details about Barber Studies at South Dakota Barber College, LLC
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,270
    Length
    38 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,350
    Students counted
    58
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $18,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    14
    Program website, Barber Studies at South Dakota Barber College, LLC

  • Crossover, upgrade or short courseHybridEducation and courses

    Barber | Cosmetology to Barber Crossover

    South Dakota Barber College, LLC

    Rapid City

    Education and courses

    South Dakota Barber College, LLC, Rapid CityCrossover, upgrade or short courseHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,850

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Barber | Cosmetology to Barber Crossover at South Dakota Barber College, LLC
    More details about Barber | Cosmetology to Barber Crossover at South Dakota Barber College, LLC
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,900
    Students counted
    29
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,850
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Barber | Cosmetology to Barber Crossover at South Dakota Barber College, LLC

How to pay for barber school in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in South Dakota

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 South Dakota

How barber school compares with the rest of beauty and personal care: Beauty school in South Dakota

Where the South Dakota barber program numbers come from

Which South Dakota barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs South Dakota 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 South Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of South Dakota 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.

How reliable are the South Dakota figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for South Dakota: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about barber school in South Dakota

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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