American Barber and Beauty Academy

American Barber and Beauty Academy, formerly American Barber Academy, is on Lancaster Avenue in Reading, Pennsylvania. Its barbering offerings are split into three tracks: a standard barber program, a barber crossover for licensed cosmetologists, and a barber instructor program for graduates moving into teaching. The academy also runs cosmetology, esthetics and nail technology programs, each with its own crossover and instructor options.

Barber classes are scheduled in two shifts, mornings from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and afternoons into the evening from 1:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; instructor students arrange an individual schedule at enrollment. Coursework covers honing and stropping, shaving with a straight razor, haircutting and hairstyling, and the business side of the trade. A student clinic provides salon, barber, spa and nail services to the public. The academy does not publish clock hours, so confirm those directly.