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The Aveda Institute Columbus offers a unique learning environment in cosmetology through hands-on, real-world experience. Located in Columbus, Ohio, we inspire students to exceed expectation and seek lifelong learning beyond the traditional classroom. Aveda believes that education encompasses more than learning basic technical skills. Our cosmetology curriculum is specifically designed to prepare beauty school students for the state licensing examination and allow them to learn the technical, personal and business skills necessary to work in a professional salon environment.

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Beacon Award Winners

Beacon is an annual event held in conjunction with PBA Beauty week to provide the nation’s top future professionals with the guidance to achieve maximum career success. Beacon students attend the most celebrated industry events during PBA Beauty Week, including PBA Symposium, the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), and Cosmoprof North America, and benefit from specially designed educational sessions to help them embark on a successful career path.

As a future stylists, make-up artists, estheticians, salon/spa owners, educators, school ownesr, platform/editorial artists, beauty distributors, manufacturers and innovators in the professional beauty industry, Beacon is an opportunity for students to network and learn from some of the most iconic salon owners and managers in the industry today!

Congratulations to our 2011 Beacon Award Winners

  • Liz Englehart
  • Edmee Hadcock
  • Thomas Risor
  • Julie Sintic

Congratulations to our 2011 Beacon Award Honorable Mentions

  • Caitlyne Allbright
  • Chandra Coffman
  • Jessica Dalton
  • Stephanie Garrett
  • Colby McGuire