It is the primary purpose of the American Barber Institute (A.B.I.) to provide the highest possible quality education to men and women who are engaged in or wish to become engaged in the field of Barbering profession to prepare them for successful completion of the NY State Exam and enable them to obtain their professional license.

When given the opportunity by our students, we shall endeavor to assist them in finding gainful employment within their field and to endow them with the qualifications and attitude to enable them to retain such employment and move forward in their chosen field.

We endeavor to maintain our exemplary reputation with salon employers as an outstanding resource for staffing of their enterprises with quality professionals.

At A.B.I. we believe that our graduates should be prepared to embark upon a lifetime career and should be able to open their own Barber Shop or Salon if they so aspire in a not so far away future.