Category: Student Stories

We love hearing from our awesome students! See what brought Nicole to the beauty world and what she plans to do from here. Click here to read her story!

We’re amazed by our new students and what they’ve accomplished so far. Check out Madison’s story to see how she’s already making waves in the beauty industry.

We love our students! Students from past and present are always impressing us. Click here to read Christina’s story!

Douglas J Aveda Institute students are great! We can’t help but think they are some of the most talented students out there. We believe that great students go on to become great professionals. In fact, our featured student this month went on to become a professional at our Okemos Douglas J salon! This month’s student…

What makes a great esthetician? At Douglas J Aveda Institute, we believe that an esthetician goes from good to great when they put their whole heart and soul into their work. When someone genuinely loves what they do and wants to make a difference in the lives of the people around them, they go from…

There are people that dream, and there are people that do. At Douglas J Aveda Institute, we believe in taking dreamers and teaching them how to do whatever they desire to achieve in their futures! Each month we like to feature one stand-out student or alumni. This month we are featuring a Michigan alum, Tommy…

What do you dream of doing in the future? Is it making a difference in your life? Is it changing the lives of those close to you? Or is it to change the lives of people world wide? At Douglas J Aveda Institute, we encourage our students to dream as big as they can. We…

We ❤️ our students and alumni! Whether they graduated years ago or just set foot onto campus, we are proud of those in the Douglas J family. This month we are proud to shine the spotlight on one of our more recent graduates: Blake Webster! About Blake Blake graduated from the cosmetology program at our…

From Michigan, to Illinois and all the way out to Tennessee, Douglas J Aveda Institutes hold the same values from campus to campus. We value family, creativity, hard work and passion. We believe that this month’s featured student story embodies what we pride ourselves in at all of our locations. From Knoxville, Tennessee we proudly…

Our students are award winners. That’s right. We proudly stand behind many students who have been graced with awards and recognitions that any beauty professional would be proud of. This month we are highlighting one of our alumni for his success at the Aveda Global Fashionista Photographic Competition. From our East Lansing campus, congrats Timothy…