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California Barber License and Training Requirements

You’re looking for a beauty career that gives you the chance to build specialized skills and work in a professional environment. The field of barbering could be a great fit for you. In the state of California, barbers are licensed by the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.

Training requirements are similar to what you’ll find in other states; at minimum, you need 1,500 hours of training before you can qualify for barbering license in CA. A major focus of your training is hands-on experience, which is why the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology has specific requirements for training hours and hands-on procedures.

California Barber Classes

  • Hairstyling: 65 hours of instruction and 240 procedures
  • Permanent waving and chemical straightening: 40 hours of instruction and 105 procedures
  • Hair coloring and bleaching: 60 hours of instruction and 50 procedures
  • Hair cutting: 20 hours of instruction and 80 procedures
  • Shaving: 200 hours of instruction and practical training
  • Preparation and performance: 100 hours of instruction and 40 procedures
  • Laws and regulations: 20 hours of instruction
  • Health and safety considerations: 45 hours of instruction
  • Disinfection and sanitation: 20 hours of instruction
  • Anatomy and physiology: 15 hours of instruction

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to start a career in barbering, this is your chance to get started.

Use our list of barber classes in California to contact programs near you.

California Barber Training and License Requirements

After meeting California barber school education requirements, you can advance to the next step in the licensing process. Upon completion of your program, you can send your examination application and fee to the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.

Within 12 weeks, they should schedule your practical and written barbering exams. Once you’ve passed both of these exams, you get your initial California barber license, which allows you to work independently as a barber.

California Barbering License Specifics

  • Testing costs: $125 combined testing and licensing fees
  • Accepted payment methods: Check, money order, or cashier’s check
  • Apprenticeship options: 3200 hours of apprenticeship training and 220 classroom training hours
  • Tests available in English, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese

This process is quite a bit of work, but it has benefits for you, your customers, and the entire field of cosmetology. When you meet high licensing standards, you can feel confident that you are ready to work with clients as a barber. Licensing gives customers more faith in barbers and cosmetologists, since it gives them an easy way to check their stylist’s credentials. The entire beauty industry benefits!

Requirements for Renewing Your Barber License in California

In the first odd-numbered year after getting your initial license, your barber license must be renewed. Every two years, you must submit your renewal application with the renewal fee of $50. If your application is postmarked after the renewal date on your form, your fee increases to $75.

While California does not currently have any continuing education requirements, attending seminars and training events may be helpful to your career, your networking efforts, and your professional skill set.

With the list of barbering courses on this page, it’s easy to find a California barbering program near you.

Find local programs and get in touch with them to learn more about your options.

Find Barbering Programs in California

Chula Vista, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Poway, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Stockton, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Nail Technology
San Francisco, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Make-Up Artist Training
Palm Desert, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care
North Hollywood, CA
Barbering / Hair Design / Make-Up Artist Training
Bakersfield, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
Clovis, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Massage Therapy / Nail Technology
Merced, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Nail Technology
Palm Desert, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
Vacaville, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Granada Hills, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Hair Design
Modesto, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Nail Technology
Reseda, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Nail Technology

Find Cosmetology Schools Near You

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AAA Beauty College – Accredited
San Diego, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
ABA Beauty School – Accredited
Panorama City, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Cerritos, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Academy of Beauty – Accredited
Culver City, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
San Fernando, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Burbank, CA
Barbering / Make-Up Artist Training
San Diego, CA
Barbering / Make-Up Artist Training / Hair Design
West Covina, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
San Diego, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
Huntington Park, CA
Barbering / Massage Therapy
Rosemead, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
AML Academy – Accredited
Glendale, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Make-Up Artist Training / Hair Design / Permanent Make-Up
Chula Vista, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Hair Design
San Diego, CA
Barbering
Bakersfield, CA
Barbering
Baldwin Park, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
San Leandro, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Barstow, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Hair Braiding
Lakewood, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Pittsburg, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Los Angeles, CA
Barbering
Pasadena, CA
Barbering
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
Victorville, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
San Diego, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Sacramento, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Teacher Training
Orange, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
San Diego, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
La Mesa, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Teacher Training
Garden Grove, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Teacher Training
Riverbank, CA
Barbering
Hemet, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Teacher Training
Fountain Valley, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
Hemet, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
Coba Academy – Accredited
Anaheim, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Visalia, CA
Barbering
Garden Grove, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Cosmotek College – Accredited
San Jose, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Make-Up Artist Training / Massage Therapy / Teacher Training
Cosmoton Academy – Accredited
Lompoc, CA
Barbering
Garden Grove, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Modesto, CA
Barbering / Hair Design
Fairfield, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
South El Monte, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy / Teacher Training
Diva Beauty School – Accredited
San Jose, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Vacaville, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Make-Up Artist Training
Visalia, CA
Barbering
Riverside, CA
Barbering
Upland, CA
Barbering
Los Angeles, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Sacramento, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Federico College – Accredited
Fresno, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Fresno, CA
Barbering
Santa Clarita, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Teacher Training
Eureka, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Teacher Training
Fremont, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Fullerton College – Accredited
Fullerton, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Massage Therapy / Teacher Training
Woodland Hills, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Bakersfield, CA
Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
La Puente, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Santa Ana, CA
Barbering
Vallejo, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
San Diego, CA
Barbering / Massage Therapy
Stockton, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Santa Maria, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Clovis, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
South Gate, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
San Francisco, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
Palm Desert, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy / Teacher Training
Escondido, CA
Barbering
San Marcos, CA
Barbering
Corona, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care
San Jose, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Teacher Training
West Hills, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
San Diego, CA
Barbering / Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Make-Up Artist Training / Massage Therapy / Nail Technology
Long Beach, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Katie Skills Center – Accredited
Oakland, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
KC Beauty Academy – Accredited
Los Angeles, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
KZ Academy – Accredited
Milpitas, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
Lancaster, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Selma, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Teacher Training
El Centro, CA
Barbering
Los Angeles, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Los Angeles, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy / Teacher Training
Lu Ross Academy – Accredited
Ventura, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Make-Up Artist Training
Burbank, CA
Barbering / Make-Up Artist Training
Master Academy – Accredited
Long Beach, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Make-Up Artist Training
Long Beach, CA
Barbering
Sacramento, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
Oxnard, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
Hayward, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Oakland, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
San Pablo, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Hayward, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Santa Clara, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Oakland, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Make-Up Artist Training / Permanent Make-Up
Modesto, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Teacher Training
Santa Monica, CA
Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Oakland, CA
Barbering
Sacramento, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Yes, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Pleasant Hill, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Fresno, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Truckee, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Pasadena, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Sacramento, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
San Diego, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Make-Up Artist Training
Sherman Oaks, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Temecula, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Los Angeles, CA
Barbering
Torrance, CA
Barbering
Westminster, CA
Barbering
Reseda, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Torrance, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Bell, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
San Diego, CA
Barbering
Riverside, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Ontario, CA
Barbering
Los Angeles, CA
Barbering
RTC College – Accredited
Jurupa Valley, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
SABA Beauty School – Accredited
Lake Forest, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Laguna Hills, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy / Teacher Training
Riverside, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology / Make-Up Artist Training
Upland, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Make-Up Artist Training
San Diego, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
San Francisco, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
San Luis Obispo, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
Santa Ana, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy
Inglewood, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Redding, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Merced, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Simi Valley, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Monrovia, CA
Barbering
Yuba City, CA
Barbering
Gilroy, CA
Barbering
Escondido, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Los Angeles, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering / Nail Technology
San Francisco, CA
Barbering
Gilroy, CA
Barbering
San Jose, CA
Barbering
Oakland, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering
Sacramento, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Woodland, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Santa Ana, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Los Angeles, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Teacher Training
Untouchable Academy – Accredited
Los Angeles, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Concord, CA
Barbering
San Jose, CA
Barbering
Chowchilla, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
Salinas, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Oceanside, CA
Barbering
Woodland Hills, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology
Marysville, CA
Cosmetology / Barbering
ZMS The Academy – Accredited
Los Angeles, CA
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Electrology
School Accreditation

You must attend a school that is approved by your state to provide training in the discipline you want to practice. Check with the school and the state board to be sure that your program of study will prepare you for any applicable state licensure.