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2418 Edgewood Avenue West, Jacksonville, FL 32209Monday – Thursday: 9am – 8:30pm · Friday: 9am – 3pm · Saturday: 9am – 3pm · Sunday: ClosedMonday – Thursday: 9am – 8:30pm(904) 555-0103
Edgewood Barber AcademyJacksonville, Florida
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Barber school in Jacksonville, Florida

Learn barbering on a real shop floor

A program for adults changing careers and for anyone who wants a barber license: classes on weekday days or evenings, a student clinic on the floor, and practice for the state exam. Enrolling now for the next class.

Book a campus tourSee the two tracks

  • 30

    hours a week, full-time

  • 15

    hours a week, part-time
A student's hands tapering the back of a practice head with a clipper and comb by a window

Two tracks

Choose the days that fit your life

The program is the same in both tracks. What changes is the schedule and how long it takes to finish.

  • Days

    Full-time track

    Weekday mornings into the afternoon, for students who can make school their work for a while.

    • 30 hours a week

    • Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm

    • Starts the first Monday of January, March, May, July, September and November

    See the program
  • Evenings and Saturday

    Part-time track

    Evenings and Saturday, for students who keep a job or a family schedule and still want the same program.

    • 15 hours a week

    • Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30pm to 8:30pm, and Saturday, 9am to 3pm

    • Starts the first Monday of February, April, June, August, October and December

    See the program

How to apply

Four steps from a phone call to your first Monday

The office walks you through each one, and you can stop and ask at any point.

  1. 01

    Step 1: Visit or call

    Book a campus tour or call the office. Walk the floor, meet an instructor and ask anything you like.

  2. 02

    Step 2: Apply

    Fill in the application with the office. Bring a photo ID and your school records; the office tells you what else the state asks for.

  3. 03

    Step 3: Plan your tuition

    Sit down with the office to choose a track, a start date and how you will pay. A deposit holds your seat and goes toward tuition.

  4. 04

    Step 4: Start class

    Pick up your kit, meet your class and your instructor, and begin on the first Monday.

How you learn

From practice head to the chair

You start where every barber starts: a practice head, a clipper and an instructor beside you.

When your instructor says you are ready, you move to the clinic floor and cut clients, with an instructor checking the work before it leaves the chair. The last weeks are built around the state exam: practice written tests and timed run-throughs of the skills it tests.

What to expect

  • Practice heads first, clients when you are ready

  • An instructor on the clinic floor every hour it is open

  • Practice written tests and timed skills before the exam

A row of practice heads with different cuts on a counter, an instructor's hands adjusting one

Your instructors

Three licensed instructors, one floor

Each teaches a different part of the trade. Open a card to read what they teach and when.

  • Roscoe Dantzler, the founder, in a black apron beside a counter of clippers and combs

    Roscoe Dantzler

    Founder and lead instructor

    • Barber instructor license · FL Lic. 000000

    Teaches the first weeks of every class and the state exam practice. Speaks English.

  • Jacinto Borrego, an instructor in a black shirt and leather apron, standing with his hands clasped

    Jacinto Borrego

    Instructor

    • Barber instructor license · FL Lic. 000000

    Teaches razor work, line-ups and the clinic floor, Tuesday to Saturday. Speaks English and Spanish.

  • Renita Chism, an instructor with long braids in a black apron, folding a towel at her station

    Renita Chism

    Instructor

    • Barber instructor license · FL Lic. 000000

    Teaches shears work, textured hair and client service, evenings and Saturday. Speaks English.

Walk-ins welcome in the clinic

Hours and the clinic line

Classes run Monday to Saturday. The clinic takes walk-ins Tuesday to Saturday.

  1. MondayMonToday
    9am – 8:30pm
  2. TuesdayTueToday
    9am – 8:30pm
  3. WednesdayWedToday
    9am – 8:30pm
  4. ThursdayThuToday
    9am – 8:30pm
  5. FridayFriToday
    9am – 3pm
  6. SaturdaySatToday
    9am – 3pm
  7. SundaySunToday
    Closed

Student clinic walk-ins: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 2pm. Sign the board by the door; it shows who is next. Waits vary. The line closes 30 minutes before the clinic does.

Before you apply

Do I need experience?

No. The first weeks cover how to stand, how to hold the tools and how to read a head of hair.

How long does the program take?

Both tracks cover the same program. Full-time is 30 hours a week and part-time 15, so part-time takes longer to finish.

Can I keep my job?

Yes. The part-time track meets three evenings and Saturday.

How does tuition work?

Tuition depends on the track and the kit, and the office explains it before you enroll. See how tuition works for the questions we answer first.

Will I be ready for the state exam?

We prepare you with practice written tests and timed run-throughs. The state board gives the exam, and the result is yours on the day.

See the floor before you decide

Book a campus tour, or call the office and ask what the next class looks like.

Book a campus tourCall (904) 555-0103