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Beau Monde College of Hair Design is the ONLY Pivot Point School in the Portland area. The course descriptions to the left will give you the details and course requirements.

What is Pivot Point?

Pivot Point is an educational company that creates programs and training systems for undergraduate and graduate hair designers, estheticians and nail technicians in more than 70 countries and in 13 languages. The World Headquarters is located in Evanston, Illinois, is one of three corporate Academies in the greater Chicagoland area.

With four corporate cosmetology research centers and a network of over 2,000 member schools and graduate centers in 74 countries, Pivot Point is more than a beauty school educator.

In Strong Demand

Globally, Pivot Point graduates nearly 50,000 students a year. Our graduates are in high demand and work in the finest salons and spas in some of the most elite businesses in the world.

Giving Back to the Community

Pivot Point's core philosophy emphasizes giving back to the community. More than 10 years ago, the company created Pivot Point Cares For Kids as part of its annual fundraising efforts to support the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), for which John Walsh is the spokesperson. Since 1997, Pivot Point has raised nearly a half-million dollars through Walk-a-Thons, donations and a variety of fundraisers.

Factoids

-Leo Passage, Founder of Pivot Point, came from Holland in 1958 with his wife and $76 in his pocket.

-Four years later, Mr. Passage opened Pivot Point International with five students and one classroom.

-Globally, Pivot Point graduates nearly 50,000 students annually in more than 70 countries.

-More than one million designers have been trained in the Pivot Point system of education since 1962.

-Pivot Point is an international sponsor of student competitions in the United States, Asia, Europe, and South America.

-In 2007, Pivot Point celebrated its 45th anniversary

-Pivot Point includes a Salon Success program in all courses of study, which teaches client communication and business development skills that make the Pivot Point student more marketable to salons and spas.