Shear education providers

ARROJO Academy

Boutique NACCAS-accredited beauty academy in NYC's SoHo neighborhood founded by celebrity stylist Nick Arrojo, offering cosmetology, barbering, and esthetics programs with a 6:1 student-teacher ratio and direct pathways into the adjoining ARROJO...

• Delivery: in-person
• Focus: academies

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institutes

Sustainability-driven cosmetology network delivering Aveda rituals, shear precision, and career coaching across seventeen U.S. markets.

• Delivery: in-person, hybrid
• Focus: academies, ce credits

BTC University

BehindTheChair’s streaming platform delivering live labs, on-demand classes, and collaborative events covering modern cutting, color, business, and salon culture.

• Delivery: virtual, hybrid
• Focus: independent instructors, online courses

Bellus Academy

Award-winning NACCAS-accredited beauty academy offering cosmetology, barbering, dual license, esthetics, MUD makeup artistry, and holistic health programs across four campuses in California and Kansas, founded by Beauty Changes Lives creator Lynelle Lynch....

• Delivery: in-person
• Focus: academies

Collectiv Academy

Multi-state cosmetology and esthetics academy founded by Kenny and Lenore Gibson with Drybar founder Alli Webb as investor, offering licensure programs and advanced hair camps for licensed professionals across six campuses in...

• Delivery: in-person
• Focus: academies

Empire Beauty Schools

National cosmetology network delivering licensure training, community clinic experience, and CE-ready workshops powered by Redken partnerships.

• Delivery: in-person, hybrid
• Focus: academies, ce credits

Empire Edge CE Workshops

Empire Edge delivers CE-approved sanitation, shear refinement, and educator upskilling workshops across the Empire Beauty School network and virtual classrooms.

• Delivery: hybrid, in-person
• Focus: ce credits, academies

Hairbrained Education

Hairbrained’s subscription platform blends craft haircutting streams, razor mastery, and community events with curated tool partnerships.

• Delivery: virtual, hybrid
• Focus: independent instructors, online courses

Hattori Hanzo Education

Traveling Hanzo Artist workshops and livestream studios focused on modern dry cutting, ergonomic shear control, and tool maintenance partnerships for stylists and barbers.

• Delivery: in-person, virtual
• Focus: brand education, sharpening training

Kasho Academy USA

Kasho Academy delivers precision certification tracks, blade engineering intensives, and sharpening accreditation for stylists and barbers using Kasho tools.

• Delivery: in-person, hybrid
• Focus: brand education, sharpening training, barbering focused

Milan Institute

Family-owned career college network with dual NACCAS and COE accreditation, offering cosmetology, barbering, and esthetics programs alongside non-beauty trades across 15+ campuses in California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.

• Delivery: in-person
• Focus: academies

Mizutani USA Education

Mizutani's touring education platform blends Japanese-engineered shear mastery with dry cutting, razor fusion, and on-site sharpening diagnostics across the U.S.

• Delivery: in-person, hybrid, virtual
• Focus: brand education, sharpening training

Moler Barber College

America's oldest barber education brand, founded in 1893 by A.B. Moler as the nation's first barber college, now offering ACCSC-accredited barbering and cosmetology programs across four Bay Area campuses with over 130...

• Delivery: in-person
• Focus: academies

Ogle School of Hair, Skin and Nails

Texas-based NACCAS-accredited beauty school network with a 98% licensure pass rate, offering cosmetology and esthetics programs enhanced by Pivot Point Elevate digital learning and Prosper U business training.

• Delivery: in-person
• Focus: academies

Paul Mitchell Schools

National franchise network delivering cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, nails, makeup, and instructor training anchored in Paul Mitchell's Core, Adaptive, and Creative learning phases.

• Delivery: in-person, hybrid
• Focus: academies, brand education, ce credits

Pivot Point Academy

Pivot Point Academy blends LAB digital simulations with hands-on cosmetology and barbering programs, linking design thinking to shear mastery.

• Delivery: in-person, hybrid, virtual
• Focus: academies, brand education

Pivot Point LAB Digital Studio

Pivot Point's LAB digital studio pairs simulation-based cutting lessons with mentor coaching, analytics, and salon-ready practice plans for modern cosmetology programs.

• Delivery: hybrid, virtual
• Focus: online courses, academies

Sam Villa LIVE Education

Sam Villa's touring and streaming ecosystem blends salon-friendly cutting, finishing, and leadership education across live summits and digital classrooms.

• Delivery: in-person, virtual, hybrid
• Focus: brand education, online courses

Sassoon Academy USA

Precision-led cosmetology and advanced programs anchored in Sassoon's ABC methodology, creative leadership, and tool craft.

• Delivery: in-person, hybrid
• Focus: academies, brand education

Scissorpedia CE Planning Toolkit

Centralized CE planning hub aggregating state requirements, approved providers, documentation templates, and compliance alerts for stylists and barbers.

• Delivery: virtual
• Focus: ce credits

The Salon Professional Academy (TSPA)

National franchise network of 25-30+ beauty schools and the only cosmetology education brand endorsed by Redken for Excellence in Education, offering cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, and barbering programs at individually owned campuses....

• Delivery: in-person
• Focus: academies

Tricoci University of Beauty Culture

Multi-campus beauty university across the Midwest offering NACCAS-accredited cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, and nail technology programs built on Pivot Point curriculum and founded by salon industry icon Mario Tricoci.

• Delivery: in-person
• Focus: academies