Cosmetologist license in North Carolina
1500Training hours or experience
1500 hours in an approved cosmetic art school cosmetologist curriculum1
The details
- License name
- Cosmetologist, or Apprentice Cosmetologist.1
- Education or training
- 1,500 hours in an approved cosmetic art school. Apprentices need 1,200 hours in the apprentice curriculum.1
- Exam
- Pass the State Board exam with 75% or higher, or 70% for apprentices.1
- Fees
- $49 cosmetologist graduate application. $20 for apprentices.1
- Moving from another state
- Out of state graduates need 1,500 hours, enrolled within the past 5 years, with a transcript sent to the Board.2
- Licensing board
- North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners.1
The sources we read do not say: renewal.
Sources
- Initial licensing: North Carolina students, North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, checked 1 November 2026
- Initial licensing: out of state graduates, North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.