Barbering is a Certificate program offered by Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy in Santa Fe Springs, CA. Tuition is $16,340 total.
Program Overview
The Barbering course at Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy is 1,000 clock hours at its campus on Imperial Highway in Santa Fe Springs, California. It is classified under CIP 12.0402 and SOC 39-5011 and prepares students for California licensure as a Barber.
The academy publishes the theory/practical split for every segment of the course: this one is 470 hours of theory instruction and 530 of practical instruction. Each segment carries the academy’s own course code.
The entire course is taught in English. The academy is licensed to operate by California’s Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education and has been NACCAS-accredited since 2008, with its next renewal not due until September 2031.
What sets this Program apart
- Accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS), an agency recognised by the U.S. Department of Education. Its additional-instruction rate for this course is $16.34 an hour, and $16.34 × 1,000 hours reproduces the published tuition exactly.
- Tuition is billed by payment period, and the catalog shows every one. You can see what falls due and when before you sign, rather than only a total.
- A hybrid route for cosmetology and esthetics — 50 per cent distance education, separately accredited, at the same price as the on-campus course.
- A 200-hour barbering cross-over for licensed cosmetologists, so a second licence does not mean starting over.
- The academy discourages unnecessary borrowing. Its own catalog states it is policy to discourage students from borrowing loan funds unless necessary — an unusual thing for a school to put in writing.
Admission Requirements and Process
Admission is governed by the academy’s 2026 Academy Catalog, covering 30 April to 31 December 2026.
General Requirements
- Meet the academy’s admission requirements as published in its catalog for the period covered, 30 April 2026 to 31 December 2026.
- The entire course is taught in English.
- Pay the $75 registration fee, which is non-refundable and is part of the published total cost.
- Budget for supplies, also non-refundable, at the amount shown for this course in the cost section below.
- Students receiving Title IV aid must comply with the academy’s Satisfactory Academic Progress policy, which the catalog states follows both U.S. Department of Education and NACCAS requirements and applies to students in all programmes.
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Why Accreditation Is Important
Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS). The academy is separately licensed to operate by California’s Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). A licence to operate is not the same thing as accreditation.
- A reliable indicator of educational quality
- Recognised by the U.S. Department of Education
- Accredited since 2008; next renewal September 2031
- Licensed to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
- All eight programmes accredited at their published hours
Accreditations
Application Process
- 1Read the catalogThe 2026 Academy Catalog covers 30 April to 31 December 2026 and carries the approved course list, the tuition schedule by payment period and every course curriculum.Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy
- 2Contact admissionsThe academy is at 13640 Imperial Highway, Suites 6, 7 and 8, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.
- 3Choose your deliveryCosmetology and Esthetician are each offered on campus and in a 50 per cent distance hybrid, at the same price and the same hours. Both are separately NACCAS-accredited, so ask which suits how you learn.
- 4Apply for financial aidFinancial aid is available to those who qualify. The academy asks students to contribute from their own family resources toward the cost of attendance and states as policy that it discourages borrowing loan funds unless necessary.Complete FAFSA Application
- 5Sign your enrolment agreementYour agreement sets the time allowed to complete. Going beyond it, after a grace period, is charged at the academy's published hourly rate for this course ($16.34).
Program Schedule
The Barbering course is 1,000 clock hours. Scheduling: Full time 30 hours a week — 8 months; part time 20 hours a week — 12.5 months.
The academy publishes the theory/practical split segment by segment — 470 theory and 530 practical for this course — so you can see before enrolling how the time divides.
Satisfactory academic progress is assessed under a policy the catalog states follows both U.S. Department of Education regulation and NACCAS requirements, and applies to students in all programmes. Students receiving Title IV aid must remain in compliance; the catalog notes that a student who falls out of compliance may be eligible for aid for one subsequent evaluation period.
Students are expected to complete within the time allowed in the enrolment agreement. Past that, after a grace period, additional instruction is charged at $16.34 per hour for this course. Time on an approved leave of absence extends the contract by the same number of days.
Curriculum
The major segments of course content below are the academy’s own, with its course codes and its published split between clock hours devoted to theory instruction and clock hours devoted to practical instruction — recorded here as lecture and lab hours.
The segments reconcile both ways: 470 theory + 530 practical = 1,000 hours, the published length of the course and the same figure NACCAS records for it.
Required Courses
| Subject # | Name | Lecture | Lab | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2103 | HEALTH AND SAFETY/BOARD APPROVED HEALTH | 90 | 10 | 100 |
| 2105 | DISINFECTION AND SANITATION | 50 | 50 | 100 |
| 2113 | HAIRCOLORING | 20 | 35 | 55 |
| 2114 | BLEACHING | 20 | 35 | 55 |
| 2110 | PERMANENT WAVING | 20 | 35 | 55 |
| 2111 | CHEMICAL STRAIGHTENING | 20 | 35 | 55 |
| 2107 | WET HAIR STYLING | 15 | 45 | 60 |
| 2108 | THERMAL STYLING | 10 | 45 | 55 |
| 2109 | PRESS AND CURL | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| 2112 | HAIRCUTTING | 30 | 75 | 105 |
| 2115 | SCALP AND HAIR TREATMENTS | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| 2116 | SHAVING PREPARATION AND | 100 | 100 | 200 |
| 2126 | BARBERSHOP BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT/FORMAT/METHODS | 75 | 25 | 100 |
| Totals | 470 | 530 | 1,000 |
Cost of Attendance and Financial Aid Information
The academy’s Tuition Policies and Fees Schedule gives the Barbering course as:
- Tuition (refundable) — $16,340.00
- Registration fee (non-refundable) — $75.00
- Supplies (non-refundable) — $1,100.00
- Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF), non-refundable — $0
Total $17,515.00 — exactly what those lines add up to and exactly the total the academy prints. The registration fee sits inside that figure. The catalog shows the amounts falling due in each payment period as well as the totals, so you can see the instalments before signing.
The price checks against the academy’s own hourly rate. Its published additional-instruction charge for this course is $16.34 an hour, and $16.34 × 1,000 hours comes to exactly the tuition above. That is a genuinely independent confirmation of the figure rather than a restatement of it.
STRF is $0 — a real, non-refundable, state-imposed California charge whose current assessment rate is zero, not a fee the academy has waived.
Outside the total: additional instruction at $16.34 per hour if you exceed the time allowed in your enrolment agreement, after a grace period.
Financial aid is available to those who qualify. The academy asks students to contribute from their own family resources toward the cost of attendance, and states as policy that it discourages students from borrowing loan funds unless necessary. Estimated aid is applied to institutional charges first.
$16,340.00 tuition; $17,515.00 in total with the $75 registration fee, $1,100.00 of supplies and $0 STRF.
Career Outcomes
The Barbering course prepares students for the California licensing examination and for work as a Barber. It is classified under CIP 12.0402 and SOC 39-5011.
The academy states that students receive classes in career development, resume development, interview preparation and job search skills alongside the technical curriculum, and that graduates must demonstrate they have met all the State Board objectives prescribed for the course before sitting for licensure.
The academy publishes its NACCAS annual report rates, which are worth reading before you enrol.
What to expect as a Beyond 21st Century student
Expect the split to be published, not guessed at. This course is 470 theory hours and 530 practical, segment by segment, with the academy’s own course codes against each.
Expect English throughout — the catalog states the entire course is taught in English.
Expect to be billed by payment period. The catalog sets out what falls due in each, so the cash flow is visible before you sign rather than after.
Expect the clock to matter. Completing within the time allowed in your enrolment agreement is the expectation; past a grace period, additional instruction is charged at $16.34 an hour for this course.
Frequently Asked Questions
School Information
Location
Why Accreditation Is Important
Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS). The academy is separately licensed to operate by California’s Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). A licence to operate is not the same thing as accreditation.
- A reliable indicator of educational quality
- Recognised by the U.S. Department of Education
- Accredited since 2008; next renewal September 2031
- Licensed to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
- All eight programmes accredited at their published hours