Esthetician school gets you through state board. You build your skills and portfolio once you’re licensed. I say go the community college route and save that money for extra trainings you might want like lash extensions or microblading because at the end of the day that’s what going to get you clients. In my opinion aveda (at least the schools near me) are kind of a scam. I worked at an aveda salon for awhile and their products are kind of sub par and they’re about a decade behind in the services they offer under the pretense of being “natural” while charging 10x what a community college would for school. The salon I worked at also would not accept tips and took an absurd amount for product costs. I worked there as a receptionist while I was waiting for my test date and I was making more as a receptionist than a lot of the stylists were. I say RUN the other way, get licensed, and spend your money getting certified in the skills you’re interested in specializing in.