Barbering

Program Description:

Program CIP Code: 12.0402

Program SOC Code: 39-5011

Barbering is one of the fastest-growing professions in the U.S according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Modern-day barbershops are popping up all over the country (and world). Barbershops are helping to define, enhance and critique traditional notions of what it is to be a man. The men’s grooming industry is expected to increase to more than $30B by 2025. Our program will teach the student hands-on training in every aspect of hair care from haircutting, color, texture, shaving, skincare, grooming, health and safety, to business skills to build a successful career.

Educational Goals:

• Learn the proper use of implements and techniques relative to all barbering services.
• Acquire the knowledge of sanitation and sterilization as related to all phases of barbering services.
• Acquire knowledge of laws and rules regulating the established California’s barbering practices.
• Acquire business management techniques common to barbering.
• Provide a learning environment, in which students strengthen inner emotional controls, increase self-confidence and self-discipline, and establish a sense of dignity and self-worth
• Present learning activities, which teach students to listen, observe, solve problems and develop manipulative skills.
• Provide diverse instructional strategies, which meet students’ needs and learning styles.
• Provide an opportunity to learn the basic skills of the trade together with the related scientific and technical knowledge of advancement necessary in the barbering and cosmetology field.
• Provide productive experiences as nearly like those “on-the-job” as possible.
• Provide safety consciousness in the work environment.
• Promote interpersonal relationships, which are directed toward developing the ability to work cooperatively.
• Provide an opportunity for students to develop leadership abilities.
• Create a learning environment in which students will develop an appreciation for quality craftsmanship.
• Provide students with salable skills in the barbering and cosmetology field.
• Develop a positive work ethic and the self-discipline required for work and advancement in the industry.
• Provide training in the area of communication skills that includes professional ethics, salesmanship, decorum, record keeping, and client service record cards.
• Spa Business
• Sale Marketing

Career

After graduation, you will be facing a diversity of job possibilities including barber, hairstylist, colorist, and educator. You may choose to work in an independent salon, a barber shop, a national franchise, an independent chain, or you may even choose to open your own salon at some point.

Prerequisite:

None

Instructional Method:

Students may choose to learn the entire course on-campus or instructor-led (synchronous) distance education. 

The program does not require internships or externships.