Application timing
Application deadline not published
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- Opens
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- Deadline
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About this program
500 Hour Barber Operator Start Today. is an in person barbering program offered by American Barber Institute at American Barber Institute in New York, NY. The reviewed source publishes 500 required hours, 4 months, full-time.
The current Manhattan first-party page publishes this full-time afternoon route as 500 hours over 17 weeks, Monday-Friday 2:00-8:00 p.m., with $3,600 tuition and a directly labeled $3,600 total including the $100 registration fee. Books, tools, and supplies remain separately required and unpriced. The route is in person, starts monthly, and shares the umbrella program's aid, prerequisites, actions, licensing path, and unresolved approval/accreditation facts. Identity remains provider-verification flagged pending consolidation with the canonical program.
Cost breakdown
- Tuition
- $3,600
- Registration or application fee
- $100
- Kit and equipment
- Not published
- Books and supplies
- Not published
- State registration fee
- Not published
- Exam and licensing costs
- $55
- Estimated total
- $3,600
Prices checked for Sep 3, 2026. Published amounts are shown individually; missing components are not estimated. Ask the school for a complete, personalized cost of attendance.
Training and admissions
- Hands-on training
- Supervised in-person barber clinic training with real clients and New York practical-exam preparation
- Published prerequisites
- Social Security card or Tax ID number
- High school diploma or GED, or passing ABI's entrance exam
- Minimum age 17; parental permission if under 18
- Proof of residential address
- Valid photo ID or driver license
Financial support
Not published by the reviewed current sources.
Approval and licensing pathway
Complete a barber course at a New York-approved school, submit school certification and the required infection-control course, apply for a New York barber license, and pass the practical examination; licensure is not guaranteed.
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Where this information came from
Checked against the school’s official program page on Sep 3, 2026. The most recent verification was website confirmed.
Source checked recently. This listing was checked against its official source within the last 30 days.