Barber Continuing-Education Hours by State (2026)

Like cosmetology, most states require no continuing education to renew a barber license. This table ranks the states we've verified by CE hours required per renewal cycle, highest first — the many states that require none show as 'None required'.

barber CE hours by state, ranked

#StateCE hours per cycleCycle
1 Iowa Barber renewal 6 hours 24 mo
2 North Dakota Barber renewal 6 hours 12 mo
3 District of Columbia Barber renewal 6 hours 24 mo
4 Georgia Barber renewal 5 hours 24 mo
5 Texas Barber renewal 4 hours 24 mo
6 Ohio Barber renewal 4 hours 24 mo
7 Florida Barber renewal 2 hours 24 mo
8 California Barber renewal None required 24 mo
9 New York Barber renewal None required 48 mo
10 Pennsylvania Barber renewal None required 24 mo
11 Illinois Barber renewal None required 24 mo
12 North Carolina Barber renewal None required 12 mo
13 Michigan Barber renewal None required 24 mo
14 New Jersey Barber renewal None required 24 mo
15 Virginia Barber renewal None required 24 mo
16 Tennessee Barber renewal None required 24 mo
17 Massachusetts Barber renewal None required 24 mo
18 Arizona Barber renewal None required 24 mo
19 Indiana Barber renewal None required 48 mo
20 Missouri Barber renewal None required 24 mo
21 Maryland Barber renewal None required 24 mo
22 Minnesota Barber renewal None required 12 mo
23 Washington Barber renewal None required 24 mo
24 Colorado Barber renewal None required 24 mo
25 Oregon Barber renewal None required 24 mo
26 Wisconsin Barber renewal None required 24 mo
27 South Carolina Barber renewal None required 24 mo
28 Alabama Barber renewal None required 24 mo
29 Kentucky Barber renewal None required 12 mo
30 Louisiana Barber renewal None required 12 mo
31 Oklahoma Barber renewal None required 24 mo
32 Connecticut Barber renewal None required 24 mo
33 Nevada Barber renewal None required 24 mo
34 Utah Barber renewal None required 24 mo
35 Kansas Barber renewal None required 12 mo
36 Arkansas Barber renewal None required 12 mo
37 Mississippi Barber renewal None required 24 mo
38 New Mexico Barber renewal None required 24 mo
39 Nebraska Barber renewal None required 24 mo
40 West Virginia Barber renewal None required 12 mo
41 Idaho Barber renewal None required 24 mo
42 Hawaii Barber renewal None required 24 mo
43 Maine Barber renewal None required 12 mo
44 New Hampshire Barber renewal None required 24 mo
45 Rhode Island Barber renewal None required 24 mo
46 Montana Barber renewal None required 24 mo
47 Delaware Barber renewal None required 24 mo
48 South Dakota Barber renewal None required 12 mo
49 Alaska Barber renewal None required 24 mo
50 Vermont Barber renewal None required 24 mo
51 Wyoming Barber renewal None required 12 mo

Based on 51 states verified against official boards. Figures change — confirm with your board before filing.

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