Aveda Institute opened its first beauty school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1977. Today, the company has more than 60 locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Australia.
The Aveda brand, now owned by Estee Lauder, is one of the most well-known and respected cosmetics, perfume, and hair care lines in the industry. Many former Aveda institute graduates go on to work with celebrities, such as make-up artist Stephen Pace.
Aveda Institutes offers a full service beauty school, teaching hair cutting, coloring, care, and styling, make-up applications, manicures, pedicures, and nail applications, as well as facials and massage therapy.