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Nail tech school in Minnesota

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

7 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much does nail tech school cost in Minnesota?

$2,297 to $2,665 is what most nail technician programs in Minnesota cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $1,985 to $4,300

In the typical program

Finished the program
73%
Working 6 months later
68%
Earned a year, estimated
about $21,200
Length
30 weeks

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

Is there free nail tech school in Minnesota?

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

Nail tech school in Minneapolis, Winona, Willmar and other Minnesota cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 in smaller cities and towns.

All 9 nail technician programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Care Technician

    Century College

    White Bear Lake

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Century College, White Bear Lake · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,985
    Program website, Nail Care Technician at Century College
    More details about Nail Care Technician at Century College
    Finished
    51%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,554
    Length
    30 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    181
    a year, estimated
    $22,200
    price
    $1,985

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Care Technician

    Saint Paul College

    St. Paul

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Saint Paul College, St. Paul · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,665
    Program website, Nail Care Technician at Saint Paul College
    More details about Nail Care Technician at Saint Paul College
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,303
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    159
    a year, estimated
    $21,200
    price
    $2,665

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Care and Eyelash Extensions Technician

    Saint Paul College

    St. Paul

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Saint Paul College, St. Paul · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,665
    Program website, Nail Care and Eyelash Extensions Technician at Saint Paul College
    More details about Nail Care and Eyelash Extensions Technician at Saint Paul College
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,303
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    159
    a year, estimated
    $21,200
    price
    $2,665

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Jackson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Jackson · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,297
    Program website, Nail Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Nail Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    59%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,929
    Length
    30 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    37
    a year, estimated
    $23,700
    price
    $2,297

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Pipestone

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Pipestone · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,297
    Program website, Nail Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Nail Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    59%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,929
    Length
    30 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    37
    a year, estimated
    $23,700
    price
    $2,297

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Care Technology

    Minnesota State College Southeast

    Winona

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota State College Southeast, Winona · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$4,100
    Price if you pay yourself$2,240
    Program website, Nail Care Technology at Minnesota State College Southeast
    More details about Nail Care Technology at Minnesota State College Southeast
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    40%
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,032
    Length
    30 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    31
    a year, estimated
    $4,100
    price
    $2,240

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Minnesota State Community and Technical College

    Wadena

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Wadena · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$17,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,648
    Program website, Nail Technician at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
    More details about Nail Technician at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,246
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    24
    a year, estimated
    $17,000
    price
    $2,648

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Care Technology

    Ridgewater College

    Willmar

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ridgewater College, Willmar · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,658
    Program website, Nail Care Technology at Ridgewater College
    More details about Nail Care Technology at Ridgewater College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,658

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    Nova Academy of Cosmetology

    Rochester

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Nova Academy of Cosmetology, Rochester · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,300
    Program website, Nail Technology at Nova Academy of Cosmetology
    More details about Nail Technology at Nova Academy of Cosmetology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,300

How to pay for nail tech school in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Minnesota

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 Minnesota

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
3rd of 16
nail technician programs here, against the typical state's 4
9 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 Minnesota nail technician program numbers come from

Which Minnesota nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Minnesota 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 Minnesota offers.

How Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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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