Barber Schools in the Denver area

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$61,080

barbers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$8,856

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Barber Schools in the Denver area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Denver: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 11.3 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 5 list one: $8,856 to $21,150, middle $21,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 9 months to 14 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 107 barbering awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 5 on Colorado's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $61,080 median for barbers ($29.37 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $33,130 to $79,060; 290 employed in the metro area; Colorado median $61,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Avalon Institute-Aurora	Aurora	Certificate	$17,250	12 months	0	1.9
Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list	Aurora	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	13	5.8
Aveda Institute-Denver	Denver	Certificate	$21,150	12 months	15	7.0
Emily Griffith Technical College	Denver	Certificate	$8,856	9 months	79	7.0
Stacey James Institute	Parker	Certificate	$21,000	14 months	0	11.3

WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them Barbering.
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