Jays Technical Institute

Jay’s Technical Institute is a career school in Houston, Texas, on Fondren Meadow, offering a Class A Barber program alongside trade programs in HVAC, electrical installation, Cisco networking and computer user support. The barbering program leads to the Class A Barber license issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which the state sets at 1,000 clock hours. The institution was formerly known as Jay’s Barber and Beauty College and is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education.

Enrollment is open and classes start regularly. Applicants must hold a high school diploma, GED or homeschool certification; the Class A Barber program admits students from age 16, while the other programs require applicants to be 18. Affiliated campuses operate as a school of cosmetology in Beaumont and a school of barbering in Elgin.