Careers · Baltimore, MD
A career training program for Baltimore barbers who want more than a license. You learn the craft, you learn how to talk to people about their health, and you earn your hours serving the same neighborhoods you grew up in.
Mentors: call or text (410) 303-4120 and we'll pair you with a student.
(a) / What you learn
Fades, shears, razor work, natural hair and sanitation — taught on real heads by working barbers, not a slideshow.
Students train with nurses and health literacy specialists to hold honest conversations about blood pressure, stress and mental health in the chair.
Every student cuts at Healing Cuts events. Service is part of the curriculum, not extra credit.
Mentorship from master barbers, licensing guidance, and a shop that keeps the door open after graduation.
(b) / The research
The Bootcamp is the subject of a peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Participatory Research Methods — "Empowering Student Barbers: Developing Culturally Relevant Health Literacy Interventions to Enhance Community Health Outcomes via Backward Design." Researchers from Morgan State University and the University of Maryland School of Public Health worked with our barbers, nurses, and health literacy specialists to build the curriculum around what Baltimore residents actually need.
Read the research(c) / Questions
No. We take beginners with a real commitment, and we take people who've been cutting for years and want to go pro.
Tuition support is available through community donations and partners. Apply first — we'll talk through what you need.
Licensed master barbers can sign up to mentor a student. Call or text the shop and we'll match you with someone coming up.