Jade Beauty & Barber College

Jade Beauty and Barber College is a private school on Tully Road in San Jose, California, offering barbering alongside cosmetology, esthetics, manicuring, massage therapy and instructor training. Barbering is available in two lengths, a 1,500-clock-hour course and a 1,000-clock-hour course, plus a 300-hour crossover for licensed cosmetologists moving into barbering. Coursework prepares students for the written and practical examinations required for a California barber license.

The college is approved to operate by California’s Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, and its catalog states that it is not accredited by an agency recognized by the US Department of Education. It uses a hybrid format in which theory is delivered online and practical work is completed on campus, and it schedules morning, afternoon, evening and Saturday classes, with full-time enrollment set at a minimum of 30 hours per week and part-time between 20 and 29 hours.