Rob Roy Academy Worcester

"Clean up, Mohawk/burst with the ice pics 🥶🥶 s/o Mr. Santana for the guidance 🙌"
Repost of work by

Thank you to alumni Abena with for visiting and sharing your story and wisdom with us! 💜

Attention any graduate who has not yet taken their exam or passed their “Theory” portion of the exam: Please contact your School Manager for guidance and next steps. We are here to help you!



Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering Announcement:



At its September 14th Public Meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering (“Board”) voted to eliminate the written practical examination for in-state graduates of cosmetology, barbering, aesthetics, and manicuring programs, as well as Out of State and Out of Country applicants for those fields, effective October 2nd.

As of October 2nd, any graduate of an in-state cosmetology, barbering, aesthetics or manicuring program, and any cosmetology/barbering/aesthetics/manicuring Out of Country and Out of State applicant will only need to pass the written theory exam in their field to become licensed.

The new fee for the written theory exam will be $155, beginning October 2nd. If a candidate registers for a written theory exam on October 2nd or later, their exam fee will reflect this change. Exam fees for in-state Electrology Graduates, Instructors (all license types) and Lapsed candidates (all license types) will not be changing.

Applicants who have been approved to take the exams and are registered with PSI will be notified that as of October 2nd, they will only need to pass the written theory exam. If a student wishes to be licensed prior to October 2nd, they still need to pass the written practical exam in order to move forward with the process.

Applicants who have already passed PSI’s written theory exam within the past year will be able to be licensed beginning on October 2nd. Some Out of Country and Out of State candidates will need to pay a post exam licensure fee. PSI will contact candidates if they need to pay this fee prior to becoming licensed.