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Nail tech school in Puerto Rico

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

9 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, 4 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much does nail tech school cost in Puerto Rico?

$6,829 to $8,122 is what most nail technician programs in Puerto Rico cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $4,560 to $9,225

In the typical program

Finished the program
95%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
about $11,600
Length
30 to 40 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 Puerto Rico may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Puerto Rico?

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

Nail tech school in San Juan, Guayama, Ponce and other Puerto Rico cities

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All 10 nail technician programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    T'cnología de Uñas

    NOVA College de Puerto Rico

    Bayamon

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NOVA College de Puerto Rico, Bayamon · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$10,400
    Price if you pay yourself$7,830

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, T'cnología de Uñas at NOVA College de Puerto Rico
    More details about T'cnología de Uñas at NOVA College de Puerto Rico
    Finished
    70%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,600
    Length
    28 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $730
    Students counted
    164
    a year, estimated
    $10,400
    price
    $7,830
    trained with WIOA funding
    8

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Técnica de Uñas

    Liceo De Arte Y Tecnologia

    Hato Rey

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Liceo De Arte Y Tecnologia, Hato Rey · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,274
    Program website, Técnica de Uñas at Liceo De Arte Y Tecnologia
    More details about Técnica de Uñas at Liceo De Arte Y Tecnologia
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    112 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $766
    Students counted
    117
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,274

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Tecnica de Uñas

    Instituto Educativo Premier

    Ponce

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Instituto Educativo Premier, Ponce · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$11,600
    Price if you pay yourself$6,820
    Program website, Tecnica de Uñas at Instituto Educativo Premier
    More details about Tecnica de Uñas at Instituto Educativo Premier
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,890
    Length
    40 weeks, 23 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    72
    a year, estimated
    $11,600
    price
    $6,820

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Técnico de Uñas

    Modern Hairstyling Institute, Inc

    Bayam N

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Modern Hairstyling Institute, Inc, Bayam N · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,000
    Price if you pay yourself$6,650

    11 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Técnico de Uñas at Modern Hairstyling Institute, Inc
    More details about Técnico de Uñas at Modern Hairstyling Institute, Inc
    Finished
    82%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,500
    Length
    30 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $806
    Students counted
    68
    a year, estimated
    $26,000
    price
    $6,650
    trained with WIOA funding
    11

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnica de Uñas

    Industrial Technical College

    Humacao

    No diploma needed

    Industrial Technical College, Humacao · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$15,100
    Price if you pay yourself$9,225
    Program website, Técnica de Uñas at Industrial Technical College
    More details about Técnica de Uñas at Industrial Technical College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,770
    Length
    45 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    50
    a year, estimated
    $15,100
    price
    $9,225

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Uñas y Manicurista Profesional

    Colegio Mayor de Tecnolog'a

    Arroyo

    No diploma needed

    Colegio Mayor de Tecnolog'a, Arroyo · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$11,600
    Price if you pay yourself$6,855
    Program website, Técnico de Uñas y Manicurista Profesional at Colegio Mayor de Tecnolog'a
    More details about Técnico de Uñas y Manicurista Profesional at Colegio Mayor de Tecnolog'a
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,890
    Length
    40 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    18
    a year, estimated
    $11,600
    price
    $6,855

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Uñas

    D'Mart Institute

    Barranquitas

    No diploma needed

    D'Mart Institute, Barranquitas · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,975

    16 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Técnico de Uñas at D'Mart Institute
    More details about Técnico de Uñas at D'Mart Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    37 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,975
    trained with WIOA funding
    16

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Técnica de Uñas

    Caribbean University

    Bayam N

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Caribbean University, Bayam N · Nail technician license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,560
    Program website, Técnica de Uñas at Caribbean University
    More details about Técnica de Uñas at Caribbean University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $960
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,560

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnica de Uñas y Manicurista

    Colegio Mayor de Tecnolog'a

    Arroyo

    No diploma needed

    Colegio Mayor de Tecnolog'a, Arroyo · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,855
    Program website, Técnica de Uñas y Manicurista at Colegio Mayor de Tecnolog'a
    More details about Técnica de Uñas y Manicurista at Colegio Mayor de Tecnolog'a
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,855

  • Nail technician license programSeveral formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Tecnología de Uñas

    NUC University

    Carolina

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NUC University, Carolina · Nail technician license program · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,220
    Program website, Tecnología de Uñas at NUC University
    More details about Tecnología de Uñas at NUC University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 23 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $879
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,220

How to pay for nail tech school in Puerto Rico

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico

programs with a price cost under $10,000
10 of 10
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
12th of 16
nail technician programs here, against the typical state's 4
10 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 Puerto Rico nail technician program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico offers.

How Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

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Sources for the facts about nail tech school in Puerto Rico

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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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns