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KEC Course Title: BARBERING 1 & 2 (19102A001/19102A002/19148A002)

Class Location: Future Fades Academy

High School Credits Available: 3 ea. College Credits Available: NA

Dual Credit Course Info: NA
● NA

Certification(s):

Days/Sessions/Semesters: ● Classes held Monday-Wednesday
● Potential KEC sessions available - Evening only
(2:00-6:00 PM)
● Semester(s) - 1 and 2

Prerequisite / Minimum Competency Students and a parent/guardian must attend mandatory
Required: orientation

Additional Requirements / Costs: Textbook / NA
Curriculum:

* All fees and costs are subject to change annually Equipment / $100 enrollment fee
as industry costs rise, however are believed to be
accurate as of the date of document creation. Lab Fees: $1200 kit fee
Indicated fees are separate from and in addition to $150 monthly lab fee
those that may be charged by your sending school.
Uniform: NA

Miscellaneous: Students must provide their own
transportation

This is a one year program for Seniors or a two year program for Juniors in professional barbering. The barbering
program is offered at Future Fades Academy in Sycamore, IL, which is an approved and licensed Barber School by
the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. This course offers students hours in theory and a
majority of the program hours are practical. Practical hours consist of hands-on cutting on the practical floor. The
course includes hair cutting and styling, safety and sanitation, anatomy, infection control, disorders of the skin, the
art of shaving with straight razors, client consultation, barbershop management, bookkeeping, and product retail.
The school’s practical floor will offer services to the community performed by students in training under the direct
supervision of a stated licensed Barber Instructor. The course also includes advanced theoretical and practical skill
development with the completion of approximately 1000 hours of the 1500 hours required by the Illinois
Barbering Board in order to take the Illinois Professional Barbering Licensure Examination to become an Illinois
Licensed Barber. Available certificates: Illinois 1500 Hour Barbering Certification (additional hours required after
high school)

Pathway Components: (for Counselor use)

✅ 60 hours of Work Based Learning ⬚ Dual Credit ⬚ State Licensure
⬚ Career Exploration Activities ⬚ Dual Enrollment ⬚ Team Based Challenges

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