Tuition & admissions
What it costs, what is included, and exactly what happens between filling in a form and standing at a station. No part of this is designed to be mysterious.
Enrollment, in person: the part where the questions get answered.
The numbers
- Tuition
- $11,000, covering coursework and all 1,500 program hours
- Registration deposit
- $500, applied toward tuition
- Kit
- $700, charged separately
- Program length
- 1,500 hours, about 9 months. Roughly 3 of those are classwork.
- Class schedule
- Tuesday to Friday 9:30am to 5:30pm. Saturday 9am to 5pm
- Payment plan
- After the deposit, the remaining $10,500 splits into 8 monthly payments of $1,312.50.
- Financial aid
- No FAFSA. The school works with veterans' benefits and disabled worker programs.
Total to start
$11,700
$11,000 tuition and $700 for the kit. The deposit is part of the tuition, not extra: $500 + 8 × $1,312.50 = $11,000.
Licensing status is still awaiting confirmation from the school and is shown below as a placeholder. Nothing on this page is an estimate.
What the kit is
Tuition covers the coursework and your 1,500 hours on the floor. The kit is bought once, separately, and it is yours: books, clippers, trimmers, shaver, brushes, combs, smock and cape.
The kit is a separate $700 fee, not part of tuition.
What you need to start
- Minimum age
- 16
- Education
- 10th grade completed, GED or diploma
- Licensing body
- [[LICENSING / MN BOARD STATUS: CONFIRM WITH CLIENT]]
- Prior experience
- None. Most people who enroll have never cut hair.
Licensing status awaiting confirmation from the school.
From here to your first day
- Step 1
Send the application
The form at the bottom of this page. A couple of minutes, and it does not commit you to anything.
- Step 2
We call you back
A conversation about what you want out of it and whether the schedule works around your life. Questions in both directions.
- Step 3
Book a tour and an interview
Come in and walk the room while it is running. Watch a cut, sit down with an instructor, and talk to someone who is three months in. They will tell you the truth about it.
- Step 4
Paperwork and deposit
Enrollment paperwork, and the $500 registration deposit. It is applied to your tuition, not charged on top of it.
- Step 5
First day
You get a kit and a station, and you start.
Apply to enroll
Three short steps. Nothing here commits you to anything. It starts a conversation.
If you would rather just talk to someone, call 763-710-9093.