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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, all 9 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 9 are the same kind of program: nail technician license program.

See the 9 programs

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
Left out
Nevada's rates sit far below every other state's
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?

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

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

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute of Cosmetology, RenoNail technician license program · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedLeft out
    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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Left out
    Length
    24 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,757
    Students counted
    216
    Earned a year, estimated
    Left out
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,943
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
    Program website, Nail Technology at Milan Institute of Cosmetology

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    Milan Institute

    Las Vegas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute, Las VegasNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,020
    Length
    24 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,757
    Students counted
    216
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,943
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    School website, Nail Technology at Milan Institute

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology EVE

    Milan Institute

    Las Vegas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milan Institute, Las VegasNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,943
    School website, Nail Technology EVE at Milan Institute

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    Paul Mitchell the School Reno

    Reno

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Paul Mitchell the School Reno, RenoNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,910
    Length
    20 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,189
    Students counted
    86
    Earned a year, estimated
    $7,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,190
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
    Program website, Nail Technology at Paul Mitchell the School Reno

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Tech

    International Academy of Style

    Reno

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    International Academy of Style, RenoNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,125
    Length
    23 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,850
    Students counted
    76
    Earned a year, estimated
    $32,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    9

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technologist Training Program

    Expertise Cosmetology Institute

    Las Vegas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Expertise Cosmetology Institute, Las VegasNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,226
    Length
    18 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $925
    Students counted
    58
    Earned a year, estimated
    $12,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,070
    students trained with WIOA funding
    9
    Program website, Nail Technologist Training Program at Expertise Cosmetology Institute

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Sierra Academy of Style

    Carson City

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sierra Academy of Style, Carson CityNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,809
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,010
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    $15,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    11
    Program website, Nail Technician at Sierra Academy of Style

  • 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 VegasNail technician license programHybrid · 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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,130
    Length
    16 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,225
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    $36,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    9
    Program website, Nail Tech at Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    AM Beauty Institute LLC

    Elko

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    AM Beauty Institute LLC, ElkoNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $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 it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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).

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

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Nevada

How nail tech school compares with the rest of beauty and personal care: Beauty school in Nevada

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 the prices and results of Nevada nail technician programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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.

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