What does it take to be successful as a stylist?
Passion for creativity, keeping up with trends, good with people, and a solid education from Douglas J Institute, applying yourself and getting everything you can out of your education and training!
Within the 1,500-hour cosmetology program at Douglas J Institute, you can learn techniques and skills in haircutting, styling, skincare, nail care and makeup artistry! It’s more than just classwork, you can perfect your practical and theoretical knowledge and learn professional business building skills to help set your future career in the beauty industry up for success.
At Douglas J Institute, you don’t spend all the time in the classroom. After all, beauty is a hands-on experience, and education should match it! Something unique to our schools is our approach to your specific learning style. Whether you learn by knowing the why, what, or what if, our curriculum is delivered in methods so you absorb what you are learning.
Our goal is to help you find a career you can love. While we can’t guarantee employment after graduation, you can get the support you need. Because we are an Aveda institute, you will be part of our network of professional salons and spas throughout the world.
You will have access to many tools including “how to” videos, a ring light, and professional backdrops so you can start building a professional portfolio on social media. All part of your cosmetology education to help you be successful with your own personal beauty brand.
The Aveda brand is famously sustainable, which means you’ll learn what it’s like to work with eco-friendly products from the get-go. Using eco-friendly products as a stylist is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and help make the earth a more beautiful place. In addition to taking care of the planet, we always want to do our part for the people close to home.
Multiple Locations
You can get the same education at each Douglas J Institute at the beauty school closest to you! We have locations in Michigan in Ann Arbor, East Lansing, Grand Rapids and Royal Oak, Knoxville, Tennessee and Chicago, Illinois. No matter which location you choose, you can still put the names of Douglas J and Aveda behind your cosmetology license.
Contact Douglas J Institute today to start your successful career as a hairstylist!
