Barbering

Mission: The mission of the Barbering program is to prepare students for employment as a Barber with eligibility for Florida State licensure.

Program I120403 consists of a planned sequence of courses:

Barber 1A – Course COS0160 (320 hours): Students will learn to use safe, sanitary, and efficient work practices; identify, prepare, and perform hair shaping (cutting); and, correct procedures for shampooing, conditioning, and scalp treatments.

Barber 2A – Course COS0161 (150 hours): Students will identify and perform hairstyles; identify, prepare, and perform mustache and beard designs; and, identify, prepare, and perform on clients with wet sets, thermal styling, and braided styles.

Barber 3A – Course COS0162 (300 hours): Students will identify, prepare, and perform hairpieces, wigs, and hair attachments; demonstrate knowledge of professional development (employability skills); and, demonstrate required knowledge of Florida law and the Florida State Board of Cosmetology.

Barber 4A – Course COS0163 (130 hours): Students will identify and prepare hair pieces and hair attachments; identify and perform permanent waving/reconstruction and curl/chemical relaxing; identify and apply temporary/semi-demi permanent and permanent color; and, identify and apply lighteners and specialty color techniques.

Distance Education: Not available

Industry Certification(s): Barber, Licensure – Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)

Services Available: All work is performed by Barbering students.

Minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirement: 75%

Minimum Attendance Requirement: 90%

Basic Skills Exit Requirement for Program Completion: Student's competency in computation (mathematics) and communication (reading/language arts) is assessed; required basic skills grade levels are: Computation – 9 and Communication – 9.

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Program length and costs are approximate, and subject to change.

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