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Barber Schools in the San Francisco area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area
Programs
10
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$43,650
barbers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,000
of 8 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Barber Schools in the San Francisco area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from San Francisco
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 6.9 miles, farthest 31.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 8 of 10 list one: $3,000 to $20,100, middle $7,500 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 5 colleges list a length: 2 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 8 to 260 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 314 barbering awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 10 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 63% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 67% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $43,650 median for barbers ($20.99 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,270 to $112,250; 170 employed in the metro area; California median $38,380 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Barbering programs, nearest to San Francisco first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay | Pleasant Hill | Certificate | $20,100 | 10 months | 11 | 6.9 |
| New Era Barber and Cosmetology Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list | Oakland | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 8.7 | |
| Urban Barber College | Concord | Certificate | $3,000 | 2 months | 150 | 9.2 |
| Moler Barber CollegeWIOA list | Oakland | Certificate | $4,500 | 3 months | 129 | 10.5 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute | San Francisco | Certificate | $15,900 | 10 months | 7 | 16.5 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology IncWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | $17,150 | 10 months | 17 | 16.9 |
| Dental Tech LLCWIOA list | Vallejo | WIOA list only | $4,500 | Not reported | 17.9 | |
| Helping Other People Evolve Apprenticeship Academy of CosmetWIOA list | Antioch | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 19.0 | |
| The League XS Apprenticeship Academy of Cosmetology and BarbWIOA list | Antioch | WIOA list only | $7,500 | Not reported | 19.0 | |
| KZ AcademyWIOA list | Milpitas | WIOA list only | $6,200 | Not reported | 31.6 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 58 of them Barbering.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area46 programs
- Sacramento area14 programs
- San Diego area12 programs
- Riverside area11 programs
- Fresno area4 programs
- Bakersfield area3 programs
- Merced area3 programs
- Modesto area3 programs