Nail tech school in Missouri

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

7 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Missouri 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 Missouri, 4 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 7 programs

How much does nail tech school cost in Missouri?

$3,092 to $5,280 is what most nail technician programs in Missouri cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $2,350 to $6,950

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 12 to 16 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 Missouri may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Missouri?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most nail technician programs in Missouri cost $3,092 to $5,280. Prices on this page run from $2,350 to $6,950.

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

Nail tech school in Columbia, Poplar Bluff, Fort Leonard Wood and other Missouri cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area.

All 7 nail technician programs in Missouri approved for WIOA funding

7 programs

Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
manicurist
Luxx Beauty And Barber Institute
Columbia
High school diploma or equivalent
Luxx Beauty And Barber Institute, Columbia · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,350
School website, manicurist at Luxx Beauty And Barber Institute
More details about manicurist at Luxx Beauty And Barber Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
16 weeks, 37 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$955
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,350
Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nail Technician
Black River Beauty Academy
Poplar Bluff
High school diploma or equivalent
Black River Beauty Academy, Poplar Bluff · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,000
Program website, Nail Technician at Black River Beauty Academy
More details about Nail Technician at Black River Beauty Academy
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
17 weeks, 24 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,020
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,000
Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nail Technician
Waynesville Career Center
Waynesville
High school diploma or equivalent
Waynesville Career Center, Waynesville · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,185
Program website, Nail Technician at Waynesville Career Center
More details about Nail Technician at Waynesville Career Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
18 weeks, 19 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$656
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,185
Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Class Mo-Manicurist
Renaissance Beauty Academy
Cape Girardeau
No diploma needed
Renaissance Beauty Academy, Cape Girardeau · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,332
Program website, Class Mo-Manicurist at Renaissance Beauty Academy
More details about Class Mo-Manicurist at Renaissance Beauty Academy
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$650
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,332
Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Nail Technician/specialist And Manicurist.
The Ultimate Cosmetology And Barber Academy
Saint Louis Mo 63136
No diploma needed
The Ultimate Cosmetology And Barber Academy, Saint Louis Mo 63136 · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,500
Program website, Nail Technician/specialist And Manicurist. at The Ultimate Cosmetology And Barber Academy
More details about Nail Technician/specialist And Manicurist. at The Ultimate Cosmetology And Barber Academy
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,900
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,500
Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Manicuring-Mo
St. Joseph Beauty University Of Hair & Nail Design
Saint Joseph
No diploma needed
St. Joseph Beauty University Of Hair & Nail Design, Saint Joseph · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,060
Program website, Manicuring-Mo at St. Joseph Beauty University Of Hair & Nail Design
More details about Manicuring-Mo at St. Joseph Beauty University Of Hair & Nail Design
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,665
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,060
Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Manicuring
Academy Of Hair Design, Inc.
Springfield
No diploma needed
Academy Of Hair Design, Inc., Springfield · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,950
Program website, Manicuring at Academy Of Hair Design, Inc.
More details about Manicuring at Academy Of Hair Design, Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,300
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,950

How to pay for nail tech school in Missouri

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Missouri

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 Missouri

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 6th 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 Missouri nail technician program numbers come from

Which Missouri nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Missouri 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 Missouri offers.

How Missouri 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.

Sources for the facts about nail tech school in Missouri

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