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Nail tech school in Nevada

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

8 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Nevada 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 Nevada, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does nail tech school cost in Nevada?

$6,500 to $7,943 is what most nail technician programs in Nevada cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $6,000 to $7,943

In the typical program

Finished the program
80%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
about $21,700
Length
16 to 24 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 Nevada may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Nevada?

Nail tech school in Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City and other Nevada cities

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All 9 nail technician programs in Nevada approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    Milan Institute of Cosmetology

    Reno

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute of Cosmetology, Reno · Nail technician license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,943

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technology at Milan Institute of Cosmetology
    More details about Nail Technology at Milan Institute of Cosmetology
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,757
    Students counted
    216
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,943
    trained with WIOA funding
    6
  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    Milan Institute

    Las Vegas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute, Las Vegas · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,100
    Price if you pay yourself$7,943

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Nail Technology at Milan Institute
    More details about Nail Technology at Milan Institute
    Finished
    47%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,020
    Length
    24 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,757
    Students counted
    216
    a year, estimated
    $28,100
    price
    $7,943
    trained with WIOA funding
    4
  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology EVE

    Milan Institute

    Las Vegas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute, Las Vegas · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,943
    School website, Nail Technology EVE at Milan Institute
    More details about Nail Technology EVE at Milan Institute
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,757
    Students counted
    113
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,943
  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    Paul Mitchell the School Reno

    Reno

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Paul Mitchell the School Reno, Reno · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$7,600
    Price if you pay yourself$7,190

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technology at Paul Mitchell the School Reno
    More details about Nail Technology at Paul Mitchell the School Reno
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,910
    Length
    20 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,189
    Students counted
    86
    a year, estimated
    $7,600
    price
    $7,190
    trained with WIOA funding
    6
  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Tech

    International Academy of Style

    Reno

    High school diploma or equivalent

    International Academy of Style, Reno · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$32,500
    Price if you pay yourself$6,500

    9 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Nail Tech at International Academy of Style
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,125
    Length
    23 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,850
    Students counted
    76
    a year, estimated
    $32,500
    price
    $6,500
    trained with WIOA funding
    9
  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technologist Training Program

    Expertise Cosmetology Institute

    Las Vegas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Expertise Cosmetology Institute, Las Vegas · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$12,900
    Price if you pay yourself$6,070

    9 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technologist Training Program at Expertise Cosmetology Institute
    More details about Nail Technologist Training Program at Expertise Cosmetology Institute
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,226
    Length
    18 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $925
    Students counted
    58
    a year, estimated
    $12,900
    price
    $6,070
    trained with WIOA funding
    9
  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Sierra Academy of Style

    Carson City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sierra Academy of Style, Carson City · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$15,200
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000

    11 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technician at Sierra Academy of Style
    More details about Nail Technician at Sierra Academy of Style
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,809
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,010
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $15,200
    price
    $6,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    11
  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Tech

    Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas

    N Las Vegas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas, N Las Vegas · Nail technician license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$36,500
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000

    9 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Tech at Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas
    More details about Nail Tech at Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,130
    Length
    16 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,225
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $36,500
    price
    $7,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    9
  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    AM Beauty Institute LLC

    Elko

    High school diploma or equivalent

    AM Beauty Institute LLC, Elko · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,200
    More details about Nail Technology at AM Beauty Institute LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $810
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,200

How to pay for nail tech school in Nevada

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Nevada

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.

Quick facts: Nail tech school in Nevada

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
14th 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 Nevada nail technician program numbers come from

Which Nevada nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Nevada 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 Nevada offers.

How Nevada 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.

How reliable are the Nevada figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Nevada: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Other training in Nevada

Sources for the facts about nail tech school in Nevada

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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