Barbering
Northwest College School of Beauty
Private · Career school
Learn cutting, grooming and sanitation skills through barber training and client practice.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
The page lists age 18, high-school completion or equivalent and enrollment documents; confirm all current requirements with admissions.
Your complete timeline
The barbering page lists 946 hours combining classroom study and client experience and explicitly includes Medford among the training locations. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
Plan around the schedule
Ask how the 946 hours translate into a weekly schedule for your Medford cohort.
Application and selection
The page lists age 18, high-school completion or equivalent and enrollment documents; confirm all current requirements with admissions. Apply through the provider’s program-specific process and confirm the next cohort before paying fees.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
How much supervised client practice is included, and what remains before state certification?
- What is included in the written price, and what would I pay separately?
- What support is available if my work schedule, disability accommodations or family responsibilities affect attendance?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Confirm Oregon barber certification requirements and permitted services. School completion, practitioner certification and permission to operate a business are separate.
Cost and outcomes
Published costs; confirm your current enrollment quote
Use the published amount below as a starting point, then add excluded expenses and account for any later price changes. Compare your personal cost after confirmed grants and scholarships.
Published tuition or budget base
The currently linked 2025 handbook lists 946 hours and $17,600 total: $15,136 tuition, $1,765 kit, $599 books and $100 registration. Confirm the current Medford enrollment price; licensing, travel and living expenses are extra.
Official tuition or program-cost table ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
A tuition rate or annual allowance is not a complete program price. Confirm your residency, course load, program fees and financial aid before comparing costs.
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Historical College Scorecard earnings for a related certificate/diploma field are available below. These can combine multiple programs and institutional branches; they are not exact-program or current starting-pay estimates.
Historical related-field earnings
$30,384 median annual earnings 4 years after completion, in 2024 dollars.
Northwest College School of Beauty · Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (CIP 12.04) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma. Cohort: 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2022 and 2023.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
U.S. Department of Education field-of-study data (ZIP) ↗
Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026