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Nail tech school in Arizona

7 nail technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

7 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Arizona has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Nail technicians clean, shape and decorate fingernails and toenails. A license usually takes a state-approved nail technician or cosmetology program and a state exam.1 In Arizona, 3 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 7 programs

How much does nail tech school cost in Arizona?

$6,218 to $9,031 is what most nail technician programs in Arizona cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $5,077 to $12,817

In the typical program

Finished the program
79%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Arizona may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Arizona?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Nail tech school in Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and other Arizona cities

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All 7 nail technician programs in Arizona approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Nail technician license programHybridNo diploma needed

    Nail Technology

    Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC

    Phoenix

    No diploma needed

    Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC, Phoenix · Nail technician license program · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$21,000
    Price if you pay yourself$6,995

    11 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technology at Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC
    More details about Nail Technology at Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,250
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $995
    Students counted
    85
    a year, estimated
    $21,000
    price
    $6,995
    trained with WIOA funding
    11

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Tucson College of Beauty

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tucson College of Beauty, Tucson · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,340

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technician at Tucson College of Beauty
    More details about Nail Technician at Tucson College of Beauty
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,200
    Students counted
    56
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,340
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc., Tucson · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,722
    Program website, Nail Technology at Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.
    More details about Nail Technology at Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,800
    Students counted
    53
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,722

  • Nail technician license programHybridNo diploma needed

    Nail Technology

    B5 Beauty School

    Mesa

    No diploma needed

    B5 Beauty School, Mesa · Nail technician license program · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$10,400
    Price if you pay yourself$5,440
    Program website, Nail Technology at B5 Beauty School
    More details about Nail Technology at B5 Beauty School
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,600
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $550
    Students counted
    49
    a year, estimated
    $10,400
    price
    $5,440

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology Program

    Flores Institute of Nail Design

    Mesa

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Flores Institute of Nail Design, Mesa · Nail technician license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$32,700
    Price if you pay yourself$5,077

    21 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technology Program at Flores Institute of Nail Design
    More details about Nail Technology Program at Flores Institute of Nail Design
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    61%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,167
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    $32,700
    price
    $5,077
    trained with WIOA funding
    21

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Nail Technician

    Xtylo Beauty College

    Tolleson

    No diploma needed

    Xtylo Beauty College, Tolleson · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,647
    Program website, Nail Technician at Xtylo Beauty College
    More details about Nail Technician at Xtylo Beauty College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,647

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Kuttz Nail Technician Program

    Kuttz Beauty College

    Flagstaff

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Kuttz Beauty College, Flagstaff · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,817
    Program website, Kuttz Nail Technician Program at Kuttz Beauty College
    More details about Kuttz Nail Technician Program at Kuttz Beauty College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,952
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,817

How to pay for nail tech school in Arizona

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Arizona

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for nail tech school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for nail tech school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Nail tech school in Arizona

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
15th of 16
nail technician programs here, against the typical state's 4
7 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the nail tech school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Arizona nail technician program numbers come from

Which Arizona nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Arizona approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Arizona offers.

How Arizona nail technician program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some nail technician programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

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Sources for the facts about nail tech school in Arizona

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Manicurists and Pedicurists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List