Dallas has one of the densest licensed populations in the state, and one of the most competitive. Between the Design District suites, the Deep Ellum studios, the Bishop Arts booths and the Preston Hollow and Uptown salons, a licensee here is usually renting a chair, running her own book, and paying for her own education out of her own column.
That is exactly who this coursework is written for. The hours are the hours TDLR requires, delivered online, readable at eleven at night between a double-booked Saturday and a Sunday off.
Who we expect to see from Dallas
- Booth renters and suite owners in the Design District, Deep Ellum and Bishop Arts
- Salon operators in Uptown, Preston Hollow, Lakewood and Oak Lawn
- Lash and brow specialists working out of single-room studios
- Laser hair removal technicians registered with TDLR and owing 8 hours on their own cycle
What Dallas licensees owe at renewal
Continuing education requirements for these licenses are set by the state, not by the city. A Dallas licensee in Dallas County completes the same approved hours as a licensee in Houston, Dallas or anywhere else in North Texas or beyond:
- Barbering and cosmetology licenses: 4 hours each renewal — 1 hour sanitation, 1 hour human trafficking awareness, 2 elective hours
- Licensed 15 years or more: only the 2 required hours
- Laser hair removal registration: a separate 8 hours, with an examination component
Read the requirement at the source rather than trusting any summary: TDLR — Barbering and Cosmetology Continuing Education and TDLR — Laser Hair Removal Continuing Education.
Course tracks available to Dallas licensees
Course numbers and tuition will be published on this site once TDLR issues them. Nothing is for sale before then.
Dallas CE questions
Do I have to travel to Houston to take these CE hours?
No. Every hour is online and self-paced. Nothing in the coursework requires you to travel to Houston or anywhere else, and TDLR accepts online continuing education for these license types.
How many CE hours does a Dallas licensee need?
The same as anywhere in Texas: 4 hours at each barbering and cosmetology renewal — 1 hour sanitation, 1 hour human trafficking awareness and 2 elective hours. At 15 years or more licensed, only the 2 required hours. A laser hair removal registration carries a separate 8 hours.
Are the rules different in Dallas than in the rest of Texas?
No. Continuing education requirements for these licenses are set by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at state level and apply identically in Dallas, Dallas County and every other part of the state. Cities do not set their own CE hour counts for these licenses.
Can I check that a CE provider is legitimate before paying?
Yes, and you should. TDLR publishes the approved continuing education provider list with provider numbers, and you can look up any license on the department's own license search. Our registration is in progress and our provider number is not issued yet, which is why you will not find us on that list today.
Other Texas cities
The same coursework serves licensees across the state:
Verify us before you trust us
TDLR publishes the TDLR approved CE provider list and a public TDLR license search. Use both. Our provider registration is in progress and has not been issued, and we would rather say so than let you assume otherwise.
Last updated: July 2026 · Written and reviewed by Rozmin Shirazee, Laser Hair Removal Technician (License No. ZP11290) and Cosmetology Operator (License No. 1404280).