If you want a job where you can use your creativity and be your own boss, our barber program could be your next step. Set yourself up for an exciting and creatively fulfilling future with Pivot Point Academy’s industry-leading education.
Wondering if a career in barbering could be right for you? If you want a job where you can use your creativity and be your own boss, our barber program could be your next step. Set yourself up for an exciting and creatively fulfilling future with Pivot Point Academy’s industry-leading education.
Our 1500-clock hour barber program was designed to create well-rounded barbers in every aspect and to prepare students to compete in the men’s market of grooming.
Learn hair cutting, men’s shaving, grooming, and basic skincare, along with all of the skills that give barbers a robust repertoire that is current with the industry trends. Refine your technical skills with earlier hands-on practice, learn business strategy, and become industry-ready through our three-phase program.
Phase 1: Craftsmanship of Barbering (256 Hours)
Gain a solid foundation in cuts, shaves, trims, facial hair, and color. We have workshops already in Phase 1 so you can put your hands on hair earlier!
Phase 2: Enhance Craftsmanship of Barbering (640 Hours)
Add styling to your foundational skills by working with models. Choose to extend your hours or keep them the same to create a schedule that works for you!
Phase 3: Getting Ready for the Shop Life (604 Hours)
Serve guests on the clinic floor and prepare for your state test. Learn the final skills you need to become industry-ready.
Are you looking to obtain a Cosmetology, a Barber, or an Esthetics license? We believe in people and their potential to take a passion for the crafts of cosmetology, barbering, and esthetics and elevate them to an artist at our beauty school.
Our School is committed to enabling and helping you to earn a beauty school diploma.
The Pivot Point Difference
The experienced master educators at Pivot Point Academy are here to help you become the artist you were born to be! We strive to provide you with the tools you”ll need to progress professionally and artistically in the beauty industry.
Our education is designed to teach why things are done a certain way, not just how to do them. We teach our students to think, see, create, and adapt to this constantly changing industry.
Your training is not about one product line or personality: it’s about elevating your skills to the highest level of artistic creativity. Our educators are trained with Pivot Point’s Mindful Teaching Professional, a proprietary development product to provide clear and consistent training making the most of your classroom and hands-on experiences.
Pivot Point Academy is About You
Pivot Point Academy is a beauty school in Bloomingdale, Illinois that offers beauty classes in the surrounding areas of Chicago. We offer collaborative and innovative cosmetology, esthetics, barber, makeup, and teacher courses to help you elevate your skills.
Pivot Point Academy offers courses that are designed to prepare you for a future career in the beauty industry. Our instructors believe in people and their potential to take a passion for the craft of cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, makeup, or teaching and elevate them to art. We are committed to our mission.
We empower you – the next generation of beauty professionals – with the education that allows you to design the career you want.
Pivot Point Academy Mission
The objective of Pivot Point Academy is to provide the educational tools needed for students to become exceptionally trained, qualified professionals in barbering, cosmetology, esthetics (skincare), nail technology, and teacher training.
By providing each student with a comprehensive education in each of the above areas, Pivot Point Academy strives to provide opportunities for employment and advancement in the beauty industry.
Inclusive And Diverse
We are welcoming, inclusive, and diverse. Come as you are and you are beautiful! Watch what our students have to say.
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