Contact Information for Other States
| State | Meets State Educational Requirements/Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements for Licensure or Certification |
Agency Information |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Meets State Educational Requirements | Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering - 1-800-815-7453 - http://www.aboc.state.al.us/ |
| Alaska | Meets State Educational Requirements | Alaska Board of Barbers and Hairdressers - 907-465-2550 - https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofBarbersHairdressers.aspx |
| Arizona | Meets State Educational Requirements | Arizona State Board of Cosmetology - 480-784-4539 - https://boc.az.gov/ |
| Arkansas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Arkansas State Board of Cosmetology - 501-682-2168 - http://www.arkansas.gov/government/agency-detail/cosmetology-arkansas-state-board-of |
| California | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology - 1-800-952-5210 - http://www.barbercosmo.ca.gov/ |
| Colorado | Meets State Educational Requirements | Colorado Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure - 303-894-7800 - https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Barber_Cosmetology |
| Connecticut | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians - 860-509-7603 - Option 6 - http://www.portal.ct.gov/dph |
| Delaware | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering - 302-744-4500 - https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/cosmetology/ |
| District of Columbia | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | District of Columbia Board of Barber and Cosmetology - 202-442-4320 - https://www.open-dc.gov/meeting/dc-board-barber-and-cosmetology-9 |
| Florida | Meets State Educational Requirements | Florida Board of Cosmetology - 850-487-1395 - https://www.myfloridalicense.com/intentions2.asp?chBoard=true&boardid=05 |
| Georgia | Meets State Educational Requirements | Georgia State Board of Cosmetology - 404-656-2881 - http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/16 |
| Hawaii | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Hawaii Board of Barbering & Cosmetology - 808-586-3000 - http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/barber/ |
| Idaho | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Idaho Board of Cosmetology (also addresses barbering) - 208-334-3233 - https://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=COS |
| Illinois | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Illinois Dept. of Financial & Professional Regulation (barbering and cosmetology) - 888-473-4858, 217-785-0820 - https://www.idfpr.com/profs/cosmo.asp |
| Indiana | Meets State Educational Requirements | Indiana State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners - 317-234-3031 - http://www.in.gov/pla/cosmo.htm |
| Iowa | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Iowa Bureau of Professional Licensure (cosmetology) - 515-281-0254 - http://idph.iowa.gov/licensure/iowa-board-of-cosmetology-arts-and-sciences |
| Kansas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Kansas Board of Cosmetology - 785-296-3155 - http://www.accesskansas.org/kboc/ |
| Kentucky | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Kentucky Board of Hairdressers & Cosmetologists - 502-564-4262 - https://kbhc.ky.gov/Licensure/Pages/default.aspx |
| Louisiana | Meets State Educational Requirements | Louisiana Board of Cosmetology - 866-257-7901 - http://www.lsbc.louisiana.gov/ |
| Maine | Meets State Educational Requirements | Maine Professional & Financial Regulation (barbering & cosmetology) - 207-624-8603 - http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/barbers/ |
| Maryland | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Maryland Board of Cosmetologists - 410-230-6320 - http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/cos/ |
| Massachusetts | Meets State Educational Requirements | Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering - 1-800-720-3479 - https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-cosmetology-and-barbering |
| Michigan | Meets State Educational Requirements | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (cosmetology) - 517-373-8068 - http://www.michigan.gov/statelicensesearch/0,4671,7-180-24786-81022--,00.html |
| Minnesota | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners - 1-800-627-3529 - https://mn.gov/boards/cosmetology/ |
| Mississippi | Meets State Educational Requirements | Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology - 601-359-1820 - http://www.msbc.ms.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
| Missouri | Meets State Educational Requirements | Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners - 573-751-1052 - http://pr.mo.gov/cosbar.asp |
| Montana | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Montana Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists - 406-841-2202 - http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/cos |
| Nebraska | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Nebraska State Board of Cosmetology - 402-471-2117 - http://www.boardofcosmetology.net/nebraska-state-board-of-cosmetology-cb27 |
| Nevada | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Nevada State Board of Cosmetology - 702-486-6542 - https://sites.google.com/nvcosmo.com/nevada-board-of-cosmetology/home |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology and Esthetics - 603-271-3608 - https://www.oplc.nh.gov/cosmetology/index.htm |
| New Jersey | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling (addresses barbering) - 973-504-6400 - http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/cos/Pages/default.aspx |
| New Mexico | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists - 505-476-4622 - http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/barbers_and_cosmetologists.aspx |
| New York | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | New York Division of Licensing Services and Cosmetology - 518-474-4429 - https://www.dos.ny.gov/licensing/cosmetology/cosmetology.html |
| North Carolina | Meets State Educational Requirements | North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners - 919-733-4117 - https://www.nccosmeticarts.com/ |
| North Dakota | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | North Dakota State Board of Cosmetology - 701-224-9800 - https://www.ndcosmetology.com/ |
| Ohio | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Ohio State Board of Cosmetology - 614-466-3834 - http://cos.ohio.gov/ |
| Oklahoma | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering - 405-521-2441 - https://www.ok.gov/cosmo/ |
| Oregon | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Oregon Board of Cosmetology - 503-378-8667 - http://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/hlo/pages/index.aspx |
| Pennsylvania | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology - 717-783-7130 - http://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Cosmetology/Pages/default.aspx |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Rhode Island Department of Health (addresses barbering, hairdressing, and cosmetology) - 401-222-5960 - http://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=225 |
| South Carolina | Meets State Educational Requirements | South Carolina Board of Cosmetology - 803-896-4588 - http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/cosmetology/ |
| South Dakota | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | South Dakota Cosmetology Commission - 605-773-6193 - http://dlr.sd.gov/ |
| Tennessee | Meets State Educational Requirements | Tennessee Cosmetology and Barber Examiners - 1-800-480-9285 - https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/cosmo.html |
| Texas | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and Cosmetologists - 1-800-803-9202 - https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/cosmet/cosmet.htm |
| Utah | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (addresses cosmetology) - 801-530-6628 - http://dopl.utah.gov/licensing/cosmetology_barbering.html |
| Vermont | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Vermont Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists - 802-828-1134 - https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/barbers-cosmetologists.aspx |
| Virginia | Meets State Educational Requirements | Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetology - 804-367-8509 - http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/BarberCosmo/ |
| Washington | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Washington State Department of Licensing (addresses cosmetology) - 360-664-6626 - http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/cosmetology/ |
| West Virginia | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | West Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists - 304-558-2924 - http://www.wvbbc.com/ |
| Wisconsin | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (cosmetology) - 608-266-2112 - https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Cosmetology/Default.aspx |
| Wyoming | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Wyoming Board of Cosmetology - 307-777-3534 - http://cosmetology.wy.gov/
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