Program length
The honest answer is hours first, calendar second. Texas requires 1,000 hours for the Class A Barber path, and the calendar depends on how many approved hours you attend each week.
What to know
The Texas Class A Barber program is a 1,000-hour school path. A student finishes by earning hours, not by waiting out a calendar month.
DTX runs day and evening hours, Monday to Friday, so working adults can fit it in. At roughly 31 hours per week, the 1,000 hours can land around 8 to 10 months for many students.
Missed nights, make-up hours, state caps, start timing and school calendar rules can move the finish date.
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Search questions
Only if the approved schedule, monthly-hour rules and attendance allow it. DTX is not selling a rushed timeline; the public target is about 8 to 10 months.
It can. DTX is balancing speed with a schedule that lets many students keep a day job. The tour is where you compare the schedule to real life.
DTX tells students the written exam can be taken after 900 hours and the practical after 1,000 hours, consistent with the current state path.
Next step
If you want the first class, a later class, or just the numbers before deciding, use the form and choose your start timing.
