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Nail tech school in Ohio

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

14 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Ohio 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 Ohio, 4 of the 16 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 16 programs

How much does nail tech school cost in Ohio?

$2,002 to $3,724 is what most nail technician programs in Ohio cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 16 programs with a price. All of them: $900 to $4,620

In the typical program

Finished the program
95%
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 Ohio may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Ohio?

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

Nail tech school in Cleveland, Columbus, Lima and other Ohio cities

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

All 16 nail technician programs in Ohio approved for WIOA funding

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16 programs

  • Advanced manicurist licenseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Manicurist

    Raphael's School of Beauty Culture

    Willoughby

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Raphael's School of Beauty Culture, Willoughby · Advanced manicurist license · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,200
    Price if you pay yourself$3,350
    More details about Advanced Manicurist at Raphael's School of Beauty Culture
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,300
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,060
    Students counted
    394
    a year, estimated
    $21,200
    price
    $3,350

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicurist

    Rozell's Nails Academy LLC

    Warrensville Hts

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Rozell's Nails Academy LLC, Warrensville Hts · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,010
    Program website, Manicurist at Rozell's Nails Academy LLC
    More details about Manicurist at Rozell's Nails Academy LLC
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $490
    Students counted
    41
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,010

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Manicuring

    Apollo Career Center

    Lima

    No diploma needed

    Apollo Career Center, Lima · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$26,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,030
    Program website, Manicuring at Apollo Career Center
    More details about Manicuring at Apollo Career Center
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,669
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    23
    a year, estimated
    $26,700
    price
    $2,030

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Manicuring Program

    Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus

    Jefferson

    No diploma needed

    Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus, Jefferson · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$19,700
    Price if you pay yourself$1,900
    School website, Manicuring Program at Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
    More details about Manicuring Program at Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,930
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    $19,700
    price
    $1,900

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicuring

    Inner State Beauty School

    Lyndhurst

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Inner State Beauty School, Lyndhurst · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,900
    Price if you pay yourself$1,977
    Program website, Manicuring at Inner State Beauty School
    More details about Manicuring at Inner State Beauty School
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,486
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $377
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    $33,900
    price
    $1,977

  • Advanced manicurist licenseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Manicuring

    Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences

    Columbus

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences, Columbus · Advanced manicurist license · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$900
    Program website, Advanced Manicuring at Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
    More details about Advanced Manicuring at Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $900

  • Advanced manicurist licenseIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Manicuring

    Gimmeahand Academy of Nails

    Cleveland

    No diploma needed

    Gimmeahand Academy of Nails, Cleveland · Advanced manicurist license · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,650
    Program website, Advanced Manicuring at Gimmeahand Academy of Nails
    More details about Advanced Manicuring at Gimmeahand Academy of Nails
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $249
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,650

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicurist

    Polaris Career Center

    Middlebrg Hts

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Polaris Career Center, Middlebrg Hts · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,486
    Program website, Manicurist at Polaris Career Center
    More details about Manicurist at Polaris Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $509
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,486

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicuring

    New Directions Beauty & Barber Institute

    Columbus

    High school diploma or equivalent

    New Directions Beauty & Barber Institute, Columbus · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about Manicuring at New Directions Beauty & Barber Institute
    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
    $3,000

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Manicuring

    New Directions Beauty Institute LLC

    Columbus

    No diploma needed

    New Directions Beauty Institute LLC, Columbus · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about Manicuring at New Directions Beauty Institute LLC
    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
    $3,000

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicuring

    Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences

    Columbus

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences, Columbus · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,225
    Program website, Manicuring at Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
    More details about Manicuring at Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $575
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,225

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Great Lakes Institute of Technology

    Erie, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Great Lakes Institute of Technology, Erie, PA · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Ohio; Ohio approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,600
    School website, Nail Technician at Great Lakes Institute of Technology
    More details about Nail Technician at Great Lakes Institute of Technology
    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
    $3,600

  • Advanced manicurist licenseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Manicurist

    Vogel Enterprises, Inc. dba Tiffin Academy of Hair Design

    Tiffin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Vogel Enterprises, Inc. dba Tiffin Academy of Hair Design, Tiffin · Advanced manicurist license · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,095
    Program website, Advanced Manicurist at Vogel Enterprises, Inc. dba Tiffin Academy of Hair Design
    More details about Advanced Manicurist at Vogel Enterprises, Inc. dba Tiffin Academy of Hair Design
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $450
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,095

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicurist

    Beauty Artistry Academy

    Cincinnati

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Beauty Artistry Academy, Cincinnati · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,105
    Program website, Manicurist at Beauty Artistry Academy
    More details about Manicurist at Beauty Artistry Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,450
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,105

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicuring

    Paramount Beauty Academy

    Portsmouth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Paramount Beauty Academy, Portsmouth · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,385
    Program website, Manicuring at Paramount Beauty Academy
    More details about Manicuring at Paramount Beauty Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,385

  • Advanced manicurist licenseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combined Manicurist

    Gimmeahand Academy of Nails

    Cleveland

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Gimmeahand Academy of Nails, Cleveland · Advanced manicurist license · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,620
    Program website, Combined Manicurist at Gimmeahand Academy of Nails
    More details about Combined Manicurist at Gimmeahand Academy of Nails
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,049
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,620

How to pay for nail tech school in Ohio

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Ohio

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 Ohio

programs with a price cost under $2,000
4 of 16
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
4th of 16
most nail technician programs of any state, after Washington and California
3rd

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 Ohio nail technician program numbers come from

Which Ohio nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Ohio 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 Ohio offers.

How Ohio 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.

Other training in Ohio

Sources for the facts about nail tech school in Ohio

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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