Barber school in Virginia

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

6 schools offer these barber programs, and Virginia 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 Virginia, 4 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 7 programs

How much does barber school cost in Virginia?

$3,750 to $7,250 is what most barber programs in Virginia cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $675 to $8,276

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 16 to 39 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 Virginia may also offer barber school. How these figures are made

Is there free barber school in Virginia?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most barber programs in Virginia cost $3,750 to $7,250. Prices on this page run from $675 to $8,276.

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

Barber school in Washington, Charlottesville and other Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 7 barber programs in Virginia approved for WIOA funding

7 programs

Crossover, upgrade or short courseHybridNo diploma needed
Barbering Program
Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC)
Charlottesville
No diploma needed
Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC), Charlottesville · Crossover, upgrade or short course · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$675
More details about Barbering Program at Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC)
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 10 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$675
Crossover, upgrade or short courseIn personEducation and courses
Master Barber Program
Faded & Co. Barber Academy
Fredericksburg
Education and courses
Faded & Co. Barber Academy, Fredericksburg · Crossover, upgrade or short course · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,500
More details about Master Barber Program at Faded & Co. Barber Academy
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,000
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,500
Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Barbering
Seward's Barber Academy, LLC
Stafford
High school diploma or equivalent
Seward's Barber Academy, LLC, Stafford · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,000
More details about Barbering at Seward's Barber Academy, LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,000
Barber license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Virginia Barber Training Program
Faded & Co. Barber Academy
Fredericksburg
High school diploma or equivalent
Faded & Co. Barber Academy, Fredericksburg · Barber license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,000
More details about Virginia Barber Training Program at Faded & Co. Barber Academy
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
$1,500
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,000
Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed
Barbering
Headz 1st Barber Institute
Sterling
No diploma needed
Headz 1st Barber Institute, Sterling · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,200
More details about Barbering at Headz 1st Barber Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
24 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,200
Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed
Barber
Spectrum Beauty Academy LLC
Alexandria
No diploma needed
Spectrum Beauty Academy LLC, Alexandria · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,300
More details about Barber at Spectrum Beauty Academy LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
20 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,054
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,300
Barber license programIn personNo diploma needed
Barber
Le Arai Barber & Beauty Academy
Annandale
No diploma needed
Le Arai Barber & Beauty Academy, Annandale · Barber license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$8,276
More details about Barber at Le Arai Barber & Beauty Academy
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
48 weeks, 31 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$8,276

How to pay for barber school in Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for barber school in Virginia

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 Virginia

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 4th 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 Virginia barber program numbers come from

Which Virginia barber programs are on this list?

These are the barber programs Virginia 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 Virginia offers.

How Virginia 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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