Academic Catalog
Barbering Certificate
Certificate & Course Information
This three-semester program provides training and instruction for hair cutting, hair styling, hair coloring, shaving, honing, stropping, skin care, business management, and communication skills.
The Otero College Barbering program will meet the Colorado State Board of Barber and Cosmetology credit hour requirements. One certificate option exists within this program at 50 credit hours
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment in cosmetology careers to grow faster than the average for all occupations between 2018 and 2028, by about 8%.
Barbering Certificate Pathway CourseSchedule |
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Fall Semester Courses | Credits |
| BAR 1003 – Intro to Hair and Scalp | 1 |
| BAR 1010 – Intro to Hair Coloring | 3 |
| BAR 1020 – Intro to Haircutting | 3 |
| BAR 1030 – Intro to Hairstyling | 3 |
| BAR 1040 – Intro to Permanent Waves & Chemical Relaxers | 3 |
| COS 1060 – Intro to Infection Control & Prevention | 2 |
| COS 1061 – Intermediate 1: Infection Control & Prevention | 1 |
| COS 1050 – Laws, Rules, and Regulations | 1 |
| BAR 1021 – Intermediate Haircutting | 3 |
Spring Semester Courses | Credits |
| BAR 1007 – Intro to Shaving, Honing and Stropping | 1 |
| BAR 1066 – Intro to Facial massage and Skin care | 1 |
| BAR 1008 – Intermediate Shaving, Honing and Stropping | 1 |
| BAR 1067 – Intermediate Facial massage and Skin care | 1 |
| COS 2060 – Intermediate 2: Infection Control and Prevention | 2 |
| BAR 1011 – Intermediate Hair Coloring | 2 |
| BAR 1031 – Intermediate Hair Styling | 3 |
| BAR 1041 – Intermediate Permanent Waves & Chemical Relaxers | 3 |
| BAR 2003 – Advanced Hair and Scalp | 1 |
| BAR 2007 – Advanced Shaving, Honing and Stropping | 1 |
Summer Semester Courses | Credits |
| BAR 2011 – Advanced Hair Coloring | 3 |
| BAR 2020 – Advanced Hair Cutting | 3 |
| BAR 2031 – Advanced Hair Styling | 3 |
| BAR 2041 – Advanced Permanent Waves and Chemical Relaxers | 2 |
| BAR 2066 – Advanced Facial Massage and Skin Care | 1 |
| COS 2061 – Advanced Infection Control and Prevention | 1 |
| COS 2050 – Business Management/Personal Skills/Ethics | 1 |