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TDLR staff report rising barber applications, falling exam pass rate; agency plans summer summit
Summary
Licensing staff reported higher practitioner and establishment numbers and a large rise in online Class A barber applications; education staff and board members raised concern about a falling written-pass rate and announced a summer summit to analyze exam performance by school type.
TDLR licensing and education staff told the Barbering and Cosmetology Advisory Board on June 2 that practitioner and establishment counts are increasing and that online Class A barber applications rose sharply in early 2025, while written exam pass rates have fallen and will be examined in a planned summit later this summer.
Yvonne Lopez of the Licensing Division told the board the agency’s practitioner population increased from FY24 to FY25 (data through April 30) and that the licensing team receives about 500–600 emails weekly. Lopez said 479 Class A barber applicants applied online between September and December 2024; 631 applied online between January and April 2025. She said continuing-education information for practitioner…
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