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Student cutting hair on first day at Aveda Institute Vancouver hair school BC
The program

Six months.
One career.

The most focused hairstylist training in BC. Aveda's world-class curriculum combined with Vidal Sassoon technique, the only program of its kind in Canada.

600
Total program hours
6mo
Fastest path to credential in BC
7
Students max per class
90%
Graduate employment rate
Aveda certified Vidal Sassoon curriculum Scissors in hand within 2 hours of day one Maximum 7 students per class Space Salon exclusive hiring pipeline Globally recognized credential
Program overview

Built for the
real world.

No filler. No wasted time. Every hour of this program is designed to make you a better hairstylist, and a more employable one.

Duration
6mo
Fastest in BC
600 hours total. 3 days per week, 8 hours per day. While other programs stretch over 1-2 years, you'll be working and earning in six months.
Class size
7
Students maximum
The highest instructor-to-student ratio in BC. You get genuine one-on-one attention every day, not a crowded classroom where you're left to figure it out alone.
First cut
2hrs
Into your first day
Most schools wait two weeks before students touch a client. You'll have scissors in your hands within two hours of arriving on day one, supervised, guided, supported.
Curriculum
AVEDA
+SASSOON
Unique in Canada
The only school in Canada combining Aveda's wellness-based approach with Vidal Sassoon's legendary geometric cutting system.
Outcomes
90%
Graduate employment
Nine in ten graduates work in the industry. Space Salon hires exclusively from our graduates. Many receive offers before they even finish the program.
Credential
GLOBAL
Aveda Institute certified
Recognized by professional salons across Canada, the US, Europe, and beyond. The Aveda name travels with you wherever your career takes you.
Curriculum

What you'll
master.

Five core modules. Every technique you need to thrive in any professional salon from day one of your career.

01
Cutting Foundations
The technical core of everything. You'll master precision cutting, layering, and shaping across all hair types, built on Vidal Sassoon's geometric cutting principles that have defined modern hairdressing for six decades.
Vidal Sassoon technique Precision cutting Layering All hair types
02
Colour Theory & Application
From the science of colour to the art of application. Balayage, foiling, toning, grey coverage, and creative colour, you'll graduate confident with every technique clients actually ask for.
Balayage Foiling Toning Grey coverage Creative colour
03
Styling & Finishing
The techniques that fill a stylist's chair. Blow-dry, editorial styling, bridal, and special occasion work, the high-value services that build a loyal clientele and a premium career.
Blow-dry Editorial Bridal Special occasion
04
Business & Client Skills
The skills most schools skip. Consultation, retail, ergonomics, and career development taught by active industry professionals, including a director who built a salon company from 2 people to over 50.
Client consultation Retail skills Ergonomics Career development
05
Salon Floor Practicum
Real clients. Real services. Real pressure, and real confidence built from doing it for real. Supervised by our expert educators, you'll graduate with genuine floor experience that most new stylists don't have.
Real clients Full services Expert supervision
Student client consultation at Aveda Institute Vancouver hair school Vancouver
Student blow-drying hair at Aveda Institute Vancouver hairstylist program
Student applying hair colour at Aveda Institute Vancouver hairdressing program
Curriculum partnership

The only school
in Canada with
both.

Aveda's holistic, wellness-based approach to beauty has shaped the industry for decades. Vidal Sassoon's geometric cutting technique is the foundation of modern hairdressing worldwide.

We are the only school in Canada to combine both in a single program. You don't choose between them, you graduate with both, giving you a technical foundation and a global credential that no other school in Vancouver can match.

Unique in Canada. No other school offers this combination
Aveda
Holistic wellness-based approach, globally recognized
+
Vidal Sassoon
Geometric cutting system. The foundation of modern hairdressing
Only available at Aveda Institute Vancouver
Michael Levine master hairstylist and director of Aveda Institute Vancouver hair school
Canada's most
exclusive haircut
Directed by

One of Canada's most
in-demand stylists.

Michael Levine has been on stages across North America, Europe, and beyond, teaching the techniques that define modern hairdressing. He built this school because he was frustrated with how underprepared graduates from other programs were.

The standard he sets for himself is the standard he sets for this school. Every technique, every system, every method we teach comes directly from what works at the highest level of the industry.

Canadian Hairdresser of the Year
30+
Years behind the chair
Read Michael's full story →
Our approach
Aveda Institute Vancouver
As an Aveda Institute, we teach through Aveda's holistic, wellness-based approach to beauty.
But we train you for every salon. Not just ours.
Our curriculum is built on universal technical skills, strong fundamentals, and adaptable product knowledge. Whether you graduate into an Aveda environment or any other professional brand, you'll have the foundation to thrive, and the credential that proves it.
Day one experience

Scissors in hand
within 2 hours.

Most schools spend the first two weeks in theory before a student touches a mannequin. We believe you learn hairdressing by doing hairdressing, from the moment you arrive.

Here's what your first day actually looks like:

10:00am
Welcome and orientation, meet your class, your educators, and the space you'll call home for six months.
10:45am
First technique introduction, your first guided lesson in holding and working with scissors and comb.
12:00pm
Scissors in hand, your first cut on a mannequin head, with an educator right beside you.
Afternoon
Continued hands-on practice, building muscle memory and confidence under expert guidance.
6:00pm
End of day one, you've already cut hair. Most students can't believe how much they did on day one.
Aveda Institute Vancouver student cutting hair on mannequin first day of hair school
Career outcomes

Where our
graduates go.

Six months of focused training leads to real careers. Here's what the numbers look like.

90%
Graduate employment
Nine in ten graduates find work in the industry, a rate we're proud of and that reflects how seriously we take outcomes.
#1
Instructor ratio in BC
The highest instructor-to-student ratio of any hair school in BC. More attention means better technique means more employable graduates.
6mo
To career-ready
You're working and earning 12-18 months earlier than graduates of traditional programs. That's real income, real experience, real career momentum.
Global credential
The Aveda Institute certification is recognized worldwide. Our graduates work in top salons across Canada, the US, the UK, Europe, and beyond.
Class schedule

Find your
campus.

Two campuses, identical programs, same outcomes. Choose what works for your life.

Vancouver

1469 West 8th Avenue

Kitsilano, Vancouver BC
Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Hours: 10:00am – 6:00pm
236-971-0543
Easy transit access from downtown Vancouver
June 21 intake, 5 spots remaining
South Surrey

101–2828 152nd Street

South Surrey, BC V4P 1G6
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Hours: 10:00am – 6:00pm
778-294-3344
Serving Surrey, White Rock, Delta, Cloverdale & Langley
May 4 intake, 2 spots remaining

Ready to start
your career?

Spots are limited and fill fast. The May Surrey intake has 2 spots left. Vancouver June has 5. Don't wait on a date you want.

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