Silk N Classy Barber College

Specialties

South Suburban Illinois Largest Barber College. Our barber college offers a full range of services including cuts, line designs, black rinses, and more. Our students are professionally-​trained.

History

Established in 1999.

We opened in 1999, Toni and Kenny Williams. We wanted to help make the profession real. We had our first Barbershop in 1997 with 12 Student Barbers who had finished from a Barber School in the city of Chicago and was waiting to test for licensing…7 of the 12 failed the state board test and could not work until they re-​took the test… and that is when we knew these people were not training student to be successful, but really just taking there money. That’s the beginning…

Meet the Manager

Kenneth W.

Manager

Kenneth Williams has achieved many milestones, awards, and trophies relating to his personal and professional career. He opened his first business in 1991, Silk N Classy Hair Trends in Riverdale IL. A second salon followed in 1997 in Dolton IL. In 1999, Williams had reached the pinnacle of his dreams when Silk N Classy Barber College was founded. From this venture, he would be able to give back more than the free haircuts he offered to underprivileged children. To date he has provided more than 6,000 free haircuts to families throughout Cook County. By opening the barber college, he would begin to birth entrepreneurs that would expand across the United States empowering many men and women in various communities through jobs and economic development. By exposing young men and women to these experiences, Williams has shaped and changed many lives, both locally and nationally.