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Barber school in Colorado

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

4 schools offer these barber programs, and Colorado 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 Colorado, all 4 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much does barber school cost in Colorado?

$4,941 to $14,290

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
Not reported for most programs

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

Is there free barber school in Colorado?

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

Barber school in Denver, Alamosa, Pueblo and other Colorado cities

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All 4 barber programs in Colorado approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Barber license programHybridNo diploma needed

    Barber

    Trinidad State Junior College

    Alamosa

    No diploma needed

    Trinidad State Junior College, Alamosa · Barber license program · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$25,900
    Price if you pay yourself$10,602
    School website, Barber at Trinidad State Junior College
    More details about Barber at Trinidad State Junior College
    Finished
    63%
    Working at 6 months
    25%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,477
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $863
    Students counted
    23
    a year, estimated
    $25,900
    price
    $10,602

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barber

    Pickens Technical College

    Aurora

    No diploma needed

    Pickens Technical College, Aurora · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,941
    More details about Barber at Pickens Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    46
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,941

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barber/Hairstylist

    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo

    No diploma needed

    Pueblo Community College, Pueblo · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,674
    Program website, Barber/Hairstylist at Pueblo Community College
    More details about Barber/Hairstylist at Pueblo Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $469
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,674

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barber

    Cuttin Up Beauty Academy

    Denver

    No diploma needed

    Cuttin Up Beauty Academy, Denver · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,290
    More details about Barber at Cuttin Up Beauty Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,550
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,290

How to pay for barber school in Colorado

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in Colorado

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

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.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Colorado barber program numbers come from

Which Colorado barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs Colorado 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 Colorado offers.

How the prices and results of Colorado barber programs are measured

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

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Sources for the facts about barber school in Colorado

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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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns