Vocational Programs at Aveda Institute-Portland

Aveda Institute-Portland is a 2-4 year, private (for-profit) school located in Portland, Oregon. Its published tuition & fees of Aesthetician / Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist program, which is the largest program at the school, is $6,000 for the academic year 2024-2025.

A total of 238 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 77%. Aveda Institute-Portland has 4 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Aveda Institute-Portland is Aesthetician / Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist and its 2025 tuition & fees are $6,000. For reference, the average tuition for the Aesthetician / Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist program of all trade schools in the United States is $9,978.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2025 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Aesthetician / Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	$6,000	$2,100	600 Hours	5 Months
National Average	$9,978	-	652 Hours	6.04 Months
Cosmetology / Cosmetologist	$19,400	$3,800	1,835 Hours	14 Months
National Average	$16,042	-	1,375 Hours	11.73 Months
Hair Styling / Stylist and Hair Design	$14,200	$2,600	1,150 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$13,276	-	1,069 Hours	9.20 Months
Barbering / Barber	$9,400	$2,350	800 Hours	6 Months
National Average	$14,546	-	1,167 Hours	10.34 Months

2025 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition & fees are $6,000 at Aveda Institute-Portland. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $2,100. The total cost of attendance is $23,320 when a student lives off-campus.

2025 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$6,000
Books & Supplies	$2,100
Room & Board	$7,205
Other Living Expenses	$8,015
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$23,320

¹Aveda Institute-Portland does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	4	2	1

Aveda Institute-Portland offers 7 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at Aveda Institute-Portland

Personal and Culinary Services

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38
Barbering/Barber	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	22	0	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Aveda Institute-Portland is 77%. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 an the retention rate is 100%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	77%
Retention Rate	100%(full-time), 71% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Student Population	238 Students
Number of Faculties	13 Faculties
Number of Staffs	25 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Aveda Institute-Portland provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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