We've compiled everything you need to know for obtaining your state license as a Cosmetologist, Esthetician, Nail Tech, Manicurist, Barber, and Cosmetology Teacher. The information below was compiled by BeautySchools.edu in developing this site; to ensure the most recent information, please check the state of interest board's website, as shown below.

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RSA Union Building, Suite 320
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 334.242.1918
Fax: 334.242.1926
aboc.state.al.us

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	1500
Nail Tech	750

P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone:907.465.2550
Fax:907.465.2974
dced.state.ak.us/occ/pbah.htm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Hairdressing	1650	Additional license requirements are needed to perform other cosmetology services.
Barbering	1650
Esthetician	750

1721 East Broadway
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone:480.784.4539
cosmetology.state.az.us

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1600	Must have at least two years of high school education or its equivalent and be at least 23 years of age.
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	600

101 East Capital Avenue, Suite 108
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone:501.682.2168
Fax:501.682.5640
accessarkansas.org/cos/

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	600

2420 Del Paso Road, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95831
Phone:800.952.5210
Fax:916.575.7281
barbercosmo.ca.gov

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1600	Must be at least 17 years old and completed 10th grade or equivalent.
Esthetician	600
Manicurist	400
Barber	1500

1560 Broadway #1350
Sacramento, CA 95831
Phone:800.952.5210
Fax:916.575.7281
dora.state.co.us/Barbers_Cosmetologists

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1800	Must be at least 16 years old.
Barbering	1500
Manicurist	1200

P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
Phone:860.509.8457
ct.gov/dph/cwp

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	Must have completed 8th grade or equivalent.

Cannon Building Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
Phone:302.739.4522
dpr.delaware.gov/boards/cosmetology

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	300
Nail Tech	125

941 North Capitol St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone:202.442.4400
dcra.dc.gov/dcra/cwp

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	125
Nail Tech	350

1940 N. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone:850.487.1395
myflorida.com

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1200	N/A
Esthetician	260
Nail Tech	240

166 Pryor St. S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone:478.207.1430
Fax: 478.207.1363
sos.georgia.gov/plb/cosmetology

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	Apprenticeship 3000 Apprenticeship 1500 Apprenticeship 640
Esthetician	1000
Nail Tech	525

335 Merchant St. Rm. 301
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone:808.586.3000
hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	600	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	350
Barbering	1500

Idaho Board of Cosmetology
Owyhee Plaza
1109 Main St. Suite 220
Boise, ID 83702
Phone:208.334.3233
ibol.idaho.gov/cos.htm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	2000	Must be at least 16 ½ years old with two years of high school completed.
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	350

320 W. Washington St. 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Phone:217.782.8556
Fax:217.782.7645
www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/cosmo.asp

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	Must be at least 16 years old with a minimum of an 8th grade education and may be require to take the Ability to Benefit Test.
Esthetician	750
Nail Tech	350

402 W. Washington St. Rm. WO72
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone:317.232.2980
Fax:317.232.2312
in.gov/pla/bandc/cosmetology

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	Must be at least 18 years old with a minimum of a 10th grade education. Must be at least 17.5 years old with an 8th grade education for the Nail Program.
Esthetician	750
Nail Tech	450

Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone:515.281.4416
idph.state.ia.us/licensure/board_home.asp?board=cos

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	2100	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	325

714 S W Jackson, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66603-3714
Phone:785.296.3155
Fax:785.296.3002
www.accesskansas.org/kboc

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	650
Nail Tech	350

111 St. James Court
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone:502.564.4262
Fax:502.564.0481
kbhc.ky.gov

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1800	Must be at least 16 years old or completed two years of high school.
Esthetician	600

11622 Sunbelt Court
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone:225.756.3404
Fax:225.756.3410
state.la.us

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	750
Nail Tech	500

State House Sta. 35
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone:207.624.8603
Fax:207.624.8637
maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/barbers/index.htm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	Apprenticeship 2500 Hours Apprenticeship 2500 Hours Apprenticeship 1250 Hours Apprenticeship 400 Hours
Barbering	1500
Esthetician	750
Nail Tech	500

500 N. Calvert St. Rm. 201
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone:410.230.6320
dllr.state.md.us/license/cosmet

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	250

239 Causeway St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone:617.727.9940
Fax:617.737.1627
www.mass.gov

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1000	N/A
Esthetician	300
Nail Tech	100

P.O. Box 30018
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone:517.241.9201
Fax: 517.241.9280
www.michigan.gov/cosmetology

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	Must be 17 years old or have a minimum 9th grade education.
Esthetician	400
Nail Tech	400
Barbering	1750

133 E. Seventh St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone:651.296.6319
Fax:651.296.2886
bceboard.state.mn.us

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1550	Must have a 12th grade education or GED.
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	350

3000 Old Canton Rd.
Ste 112
Jackson, MS 39296
Phone:601.987.6837
Fax:601.987.6840
msbc.state.ms.us/msbc/Cosmetology.nsf

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1550	Must be 17 years old, able to read, write and speak English, and have a high school education or its equivalent.
Esthetician	300
Nail Tech	250

3605 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 1062
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone:573.751-1052
Fax:573.751.8167
pr.mo.gov/cosmetology.asp

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	750
Nail Tech	400

301 S. Park 4th Floor
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620
Phone:406.841.2333
Fax:406.841.2309
mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/cos_board/board_page.asp

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	2000	N/A
Esthetician	650
Nail Tech	350

301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone:402.471.2117
Fax:402.471.3577
hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/cosindex.htm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	2100	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	300

1785 East Sahara Ave. Suite 255
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Phone:702.486.6542
Fax:702.369.8064
cosmetology.nv.gov

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1800	Must be at least 18 years old and completed a 10th grade education.
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	500

2 Industrial Park Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone:603.271.3608
Fax:603.271.8889
state.nh.us/cosmet

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1800	Must have a high school diploma or GED.
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	500

P.O. Box 45003
Newark, NJ 07101
Phone:973.504.6400
state.nj.us/lps/ca/nonmedical/coshair.htm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1200	A high school diploma is required.
Nail Tech	300
Teacher	500 (plus 30 hours of methods)

2550 Cerrillos Road
P.O. Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone:505.476.4690
Fax:505.476.4665
rld.state.nm.us/barber_cosmo

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1600	Must be 17 years old with at least a 10th grade education
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	350
Barber	1200

84 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12208
Phone:518.474.4429
Fax:518.473.6648
dos.state.ny.us/lcns/professions/appearance/appear.htm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1000	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	250

1201 Front St. #110
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone:919.733.4117
Fax:919.733.4127
cosmetology.state.nc.us

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	300
Teacher	800

P.O. Box 2177
Bismarck, ND 58502
Phone:701.224.9800
Fax:701.222.8756
governor.state.nd.us/boards

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1800	N/A
Nail Tech	350

1929 Gateway Circle
Grove City, OH 43123
Phone:614.466.3834
Fax:614.644.6880
cos.ohio.gov

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	200

2401 N.W. 23rd St., Ste 84
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Phone:405.521.2441
Fax:405.528.8310
state.ok.us/~cosmo

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	Must be over the age of 16 and must have completed 8th grade.
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	600

700 Summer St NE,
Ste 320
Salem, OR 97301
Phone:503.378-8667
Fax:503.370.9004
egov.oregon.gov/HLO/COS

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Hair Design	1450	N/A
Esthetician	250
Nail Tech	350
Barber	1100

P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone:717.783.7130
dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432561

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1250	N/A
Nail Tech	200

3 Capitol Hill Rm. 104
Providence, RI 02908
Phone:401.222.2511
Fax:401.222.1272
health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/hair_barb.php

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	200

110 Centerview Dr.
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone:803.896-4568
Fax:803.896.4484
llr.state.sc.us/POL/Cosmetology

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	450
Nail Tech	300

500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone:605.773.6193
Fax:605.773.7175
state.sd.us/dol/boards/cos/

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	2100	N/A
Nail Tech	400

500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone:615.741.2515
Fax:615.741.1310
state.tn.us/commerce/boards/cosmo

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	Must be at least 16 years old.
Esthetician	450
Nail Tech	300

920 Colorado
Austin, TX 78701
Phone:512.463.6599
Fax:512.475.2871
license.state.tx.us/cosmet/cosmet.htm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	750
Nail Tech	600

160 E. 300 St. South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone:801.530-6628
Fax:801.530.6511
dopl.utah.gov/licensing/cosmetology_barbering.html

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	2000	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	200

26 Terrace Street, Drawer 09
Montpelier, VT 05609
Phone:802.828.1134
Fax:802.828.2465
vtprofessionals.org/opr1/cosmetologists/

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	400

3600 West Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230
Phone:804.367.8509
dpor.virginia.gov/dporweb/bnc_main.cfm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1500	N/A
Barbering	1500
Nail Tech	150

405 Black Lake Blvd, SW
P.O. Box 9026
Olympia, WA 98507
Phone:360.664.6626
Fax:360.664.2550
dol.wa.gov/business/cosmetology

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1600	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	600
Barber	1000

1716 Pennsylvania Ave. Suite 7
Charleston, WV 25302
Phone:304.558.2924
Fax:304.558.3450
wvdhhr.org/bph/wvbc/mission.htm

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	2000	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	400

P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Phone:608.266.5511
Fax:608.267.3816
drl.wi.gov/boards/bac

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	1800	N/A
Esthetician	450
Nail Tech	300

Peter Hansen Building
2515 Warren Ave. Ste 302
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone:307.777.3534
Fax:307.777.3681
state.wy.us

Program	Required Hours	Other Requirements
Cosmetologist	2000	N/A
Esthetician	600
Nail Tech	400