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Barber school in North Carolina

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

6 schools offer these barber programs, and North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 3 of the 7 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 North Carolina?

$3,572 to $5,465 is what most barber programs in North Carolina cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $820 to $7,350

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
52 to 67 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 North Carolina may also offer barber school. How these figures are made

Is there free barber school in North Carolina?

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

Barber school in Sanford, Wilmington, Charlotte and other North Carolina cities

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All 7 barber programs in North Carolina approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Barber (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    Central Carolina Community College

    Sanford

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Carolina Community College, Sanford · Barber (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$15,000
    Price if you pay yourself$5,530
    Program website, Barbering at Central Carolina Community College
    More details about Barbering at Central Carolina Community College
    Finished
    9%
    Working at 6 months
    45%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,739
    Length
    74 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,620
    Students counted
    40
    a year, estimated
    $15,000
    price
    $5,530

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering Certificate

    Central Carolina Community College

    Sanford

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Carolina Community College, Sanford · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,643
    Program website, Barbering Certificate at Central Carolina Community College
    More details about Barbering Certificate at Central Carolina Community College
    Finished
    23%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    58 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,400
    Students counted
    37
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,643

  • Barber license programIn personPrerequisite courses

    Barbering

    Sanford Barber College, Inc.

    Sanford

    Prerequisite courses

    Sanford Barber College, Inc., Sanford · Barber license program · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$17,800
    Price if you pay yourself$7,350

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Barbering at Sanford Barber College, Inc.
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,452
    Length
    52 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    15
    a year, estimated
    $17,800
    price
    $7,350
    trained with WIOA funding
    10

  • Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Barbering

    Cape Fear Community College

    Wilmington

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$820
    Program website, Barbering at Cape Fear Community College
    More details about Barbering at Cape Fear Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    142 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,370
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $820

  • Barber license programHybridNo diploma needed

    Barbering

    T And M Barber College

    Sanford

    No diploma needed

    T And M Barber College, Sanford · Barber license program · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    More details about Barbering at T And M Barber College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,500

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Barbering

    Triad Barber School

    Wadesboro

    No diploma needed

    Triad Barber School, Wadesboro · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,300
    More details about Barbering at Triad Barber School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,300

  • Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Professional Barbering Program

    Hair Masterz Barber School

    Raleigh

    No diploma needed

    Hair Masterz Barber School, Raleigh · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,400
    Program website, Professional Barbering Program at Hair Masterz Barber School
    More details about Professional Barbering Program at Hair Masterz Barber School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    38 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $875
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,400

How to pay for barber school in North Carolina

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in North Carolina

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

Quick facts: Barber school in North Carolina

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
1st of 11
barber programs here, against the typical state's 3
7 vs 3

State comparisons use the same figures as the barber school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the North Carolina barber program numbers come from

Which North Carolina barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs North Carolina 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 North Carolina offers.

How North Carolina barber program prices are reported

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. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some barber programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

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Sources for the facts about barber school in North Carolina

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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