Students practice hairstyling in a cosmetology school salon, with a student blow-drying a seated client in the foreground and additional styling stations behind them.

Bessemer, Alabama

Brown Beauty Barber School

1724 1st Ave. North Suite 120, Bessemer, AL 35020
Visit website 205-424-4247
Program price
Price unavailable
Schedule
Part-time daytime schedule (22.5 hours/week)
Program length
1,500 hoursApproximately 15 months, including holiday breaks
Next start
Not available

About the program

Brown Beauty Barber School’s cosmetology program is a 1,500-hour, three-day program that takes about 15 months including holiday breaks. Its curriculum covers theory and skill mastery and is intended to prepare students for state examinations.

What you get

The 1,500-hour program prepares you for the state cosmetology examinations. Completing school and obtaining a professional license are separate steps. Students are responsible for state examination fees.

Schedules & start dates

The daily schedule includes a 30-minute lunch break, leaving 22.5 class hours per week. Night and online classes are not offered. Upcoming groups are Class 27 in February 2027 and Class 28 in summer 2027; exact start dates are not specified.

Study optionClass scheduleHours per weekUpcoming starts
Part-time
DaytimeOn campus

Approximately 15 months, including holiday breaks

Class scheduleMon–Wed8:30 AM–4:30 PM

The stated daily schedule includes a 30-minute lunch break.

Weekly hours22.5 hours/weekUpcoming startsNot listed

Cost & financial aid

Program price

Price unavailable

The full tuition and kit cost are not available. The amounts below are enrollment payments, not the total program price. Before class, students pay a $150 nonrefundable registration fee and at least $500 toward the kit; that $500 counts toward the kit cost. These advance payments cannot be paid with financial-aid funds, although a scholarship covering all fees is an exception.

What's included

Registration FeeNonrefundable and due before class; financial-aid funds cannot cover this payment. A scholarship paying all fees is an exception.
$150
Minimum Kit Down PaymentThis is a minimum down payment credited toward the kit cost, not the kit’s stated total price.
$500

Federal financial aid

Available to qualifying students

Complete FAFSA using school code 042769 to apply for federal aid. Eligible students may receive Pell Grants or Direct Loans; loans must be repaid. The school also accepts qualifying VA benefits and PACT funds and links to external scholarships. Its cash or combined-payment plan spreads the remaining balance over 12 months after the required down payment.

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VA education benefits

Eligibility: Available only to qualifying veterans and eligible family members.

The school accepts specified VA education-benefit chapters.

Cash Pay/Combined Payment Plan

Eligibility: Applies to cash-only students or students not more than 90% covered by grants, loans, PACT, VA, or scholarships.

For this program, cash-only students or those with no more than 90% coverage from other funding must put $1,500 down; the remaining balance is spread over 12 months. The down payment secures a seat and is not an additional tuition charge.

PACT account funds

Eligibility: Students using a PACT account.

Students using PACT provide an annual account statement. If the balance does not cover tuition, books, and kit, another payment source is needed.

External scholarship resources

Eligibility: Varies by external scholarship provider.

The school links to external scholarship resources from Beauty Changes Lives, the Professional Beauty Association, Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship, and Great Clips. These are not guaranteed awards or a school-funded scholarship; each provider sets eligibility and application dates.

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How to enroll

Entry requirements

You need a high school diploma or GED to enroll. Provide an official transcript, a valid driver's license, and your Social Security card as part of the enrollment process.

Application steps

  1. Complete the free online application and submit your entrance essay.
  2. Tour the campus and provide your official transcript, valid driver's license, and Social Security card.
  3. Arrange payment and complete FAFSA if you plan to use federal aid.

The admissions team reviews any outstanding requirements before issuing an admission decision.

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School approval & accreditation

Alabama school or program approval
Approval number:
928410
Status:
Active
Accreditation
Not confirmed

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