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Barbering program at Moler Barber College
Oakland, CA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (510) 652-4177 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $4,500
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,935
- Listed cost
- $6,435
- LengthIPEDS
- 305 clock hours, 3 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 129
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $26,307
- Typical pay for barbersBLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- $43,650
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Moler Barber College awarded 129 barbering credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,500 compares with a California median wage of $38,380 for barbers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 12.0402 Barbering/Barber | 0 | 305 clock hours, 3 months | $4,500 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 12.0402 Barbering/Barber | 129 | 305 clock hours, 3 months | $4,500 |
On California's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Training Program 1000 HoursCertificate · In person · CIP 12.0402 | $16,392+ $2,383 books | 29 weeks, 40 hours a week | 66.7% | 27.3% | Suppressed | 246 |
| Barber Training Program 1500 HoursCredential · In person · CIP 12.0402 | $20,342+ $2,090 books | 43 weeks, 40 hours a week | 57.7% | 85.7% | Suppressed | 26 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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