NC lawmakers consider deregulating certain hair care services to speed up employment

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 753

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Becoming a fully licensed cosmetologist in North Carolina takes 1,500 hours of studying hair, skin, and nail services – even if you just want to provide natural hair care.

Some community colleges are asking state lawmakers to consider lowering the number of required hours and creating lower-level licenses for certain services.

“To put this into perspective, to complete that program, a student would have to come 40 plus hours a week for nine months. It’s …

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