Bringing Cutting-Edge Training to Our Community


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Shear Success is a nonprofit barber and cosmetology training center located in East Downtown Houston on the corner of Polk and Roberts Street. We are only one block from public transportation. Our tuition is below market rate, and we offer scholarship opportunities, pay-as-you-go plans, and other payment options, making attendance easier and more affordable. Our instructors have years of experience and will provide top-notch training to ensure our students’ success.

Our Services

Barbering

We focus on professionalism, teaching the skills needed to successfully work in barbershops and salons. Combining practical application with barbering theory, our Barber Program at Shear Success is hands-on, interactive, and teaches skills required to gain licensure in barbering.

  • Class “A” Barber – 1000 Hours

  • Cosmetology Crossover – 300 Hours

  • A-La-Cart Hours

Cosmetology

Shear Success offers an interactive cosmetology program taught by professional instructors. Through theory and hands-on practical study, students learn the skills needed to gain licensure in the cosmetology industry. 

  • Cosmetology/Operator – 1000 Hours

  • Barbering Crossover – 300

  • A-La-Cart Hours

For all other student inquiries please e-mail maria@shearsuccesstx.org

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