Legacy Barber Academy offers the most comprehensive, hands-on education in the field. Students prepare to become a licensed barber while learning, working and managing the business. Students learn clipper techniques, barber theory, basic and advanced techniques, styling, razor shaving, and more. To become a licensed barber in Washington state, you must complete a barber training program that includes at least 1,000 hours of training. The program must cover a variety of topics, including: Barbering theory and practice shampooing, conditioning, and rinsing draping, brushing, and scalp manipulations cutting and trimming facial hair beard, mustache, and eyebrow design sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization diseases and disorders of the skin, scalp, and hair safety and proper use of implements.