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Barber school in Iowa

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

2 schools offer these barber programs, and Iowa 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 Iowa, 2 of the 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 3 programs here are barber license program (2 programs) and crossover, upgrade or short course (1 program).

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How much does barber school cost in Iowa?

$3,600 to $18,000

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

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Is there free barber school in Iowa?

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

All 3 barber programs in Iowa approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    New Style Hair Academy

    Moline, IL

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    New Style Hair Academy, Moline, ILBarber license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Iowa; Iowa approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimated$11,800
    Price if you pay yourself$11,160
    Program website, Barbering at New Style Hair Academy
    More details about Barbering at New Style Hair Academy
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    44%
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,941
    Length
    46 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,301
    Students counted
    64
    Earned a year, estimated
    $11,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,160
    Program website, Barbering at New Style Hair Academy

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CTC Barber Academy

    CTC Barber Academy

    Ames

    High school diploma or equivalent

    CTC Barber Academy, AmesBarber license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$18,000

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, CTC Barber Academy at CTC Barber Academy
    More details about CTC Barber Academy at CTC Barber Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    39 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,100
    Students counted
    21
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $18,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, CTC Barber Academy at CTC Barber Academy

  • Crossover, upgrade or short courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    New Style Hair Academy Crossover Program 500 hours

    New Style Hair Academy

    Moline, IL

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    New Style Hair Academy, Moline, ILCrossover, upgrade or short course · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Classes are outside Iowa; Iowa approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,600
    School website, New Style Hair Academy Crossover Program 500 hours at New Style Hair Academy
    More details about New Style Hair Academy Crossover Program 500 hours at New Style Hair Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,600
    School website, New Style Hair Academy Crossover Program 500 hours at New Style Hair Academy

How to pay for barber school in Iowa

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in Iowa

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.

Barber school in Davenport, Ames and other Iowa cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Iowa

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

Where the Iowa barber program numbers come from

Which Iowa barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs Iowa 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 Iowa offers.

How the prices and results of Iowa 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 Iowa

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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