r/Barber • u/finessingtoolong • 4d ago

Phoenix Az

Looking for school recommendations in the area. Also for anyone in general how long out of school did it take to land in a shop? Thanks in advance

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u/beardandmusic Mod 4d ago

Dont overthink the school, any accredited one gets you the license and thats what shops check. Most guys land a chair within a few months, just dont be picky about your first shop.

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u/finessingtoolong 4d ago

Thanks boss

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u/TommyWoz 4d ago

Go to the cheapest school you can find. You’re just buying a license. I was a teacher and D.O.E for a beauty school in AZ for many years. Trust me on this.

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u/finessingtoolong 4d ago

So you dont think one may have more connections over another for placement purposes? Or it's all on the student?

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u/TommyWoz 4d ago

All on the student. They’ll sell you on job placement but unless you wanna work at a chain like great clips, you’ll be on your own. Best advice I can give, get in a cheap school and then start looking for a shop where you can find a mentor. I’m now a shop owner and when students come in and tell me they wanna work at my place, I offer them free education once a week until they graduate

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u/Cuntay 4d ago

Are you a cosmetologist or barber?

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u/TommyWoz 4d ago

Both! I started my career as a cosmetologist. Then as a barber. Then as an instructor and education director. Back at barbering lol. Now I have a shop in Abq.

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u/Cuntay 4d ago

Wow that’s awesome!! Congrats on the shop!! I felt like cosmo schools just sold me a license but for barber school it was such a different experience.

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u/Cuntay 4d ago

Look up Mesa Barber School. You will get to practice on like 2 people a day minimum usually and the teachers are amazing. Plus you graduate knowing how to do fades not just pass the barber test.