Nail tech school in Tennessee

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

5 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Tennessee 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 Tennessee, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

See the 5 programs

How much does nail tech school cost in Tennessee?

$6,250 to $8,070 is what most nail technician programs in Tennessee cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $2,113 to $9,070

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data
Working 6 months later: Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data
Length: 20 to 22 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 Tennessee may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Tennessee?

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.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 16 people at 2 of the 5 programs here.
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 Tennessee cost $6,250 to $8,070. Prices on this page run from $2,113 to $9,070.

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

Nail tech school in Cookeville, Nashville, Clarksville and other Tennessee cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 5 nail technician programs in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nail Technolocy
Genesis Career College Nashville Airport Campus
Nashville
High school diploma or equivalent
Genesis Career College Nashville Airport Campus, Nashville · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$16,100
Price if you pay yourself$8,070
3 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Nail Technolocy at Genesis Career College Nashville Airport Campus
Finished
70%
Working at 6 months
68%
Earned in a quarter
$4,014
Length
20 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,900
Students counted
151
a year, estimated
$16,100
price
$8,070
trained with WIOA funding
3
Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nail Techncian
Genesis Career College of Cookeville
Cookeville
High school diploma or equivalent
Genesis Career College of Cookeville, Cookeville · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$15,000
Price if you pay yourself$9,070
13 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Nail Techncian at Genesis Career College of Cookeville
More details about Nail Techncian at Genesis Career College of Cookeville
Finished
74%
Working at 6 months
57%
Earned in a quarter
$3,746
Length
20 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,900
Students counted
122
a year, estimated
$15,000
price
$9,070
trained with WIOA funding
13
Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nail Tech
Queen City College, LLC
Clarksville
High school diploma or equivalent
Queen City College, LLC, Clarksville · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$20,900
Price if you pay yourself$7,000
Program website, Nail Tech at Queen City College, LLC
More details about Nail Tech at Queen City College, LLC
Finished
87%
Working at 6 months
63%
Earned in a quarter
$5,213
Length
20 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,500
Students counted
94
a year, estimated
$20,900
price
$7,000
Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Manicuring
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Livingston
Livingston
High school diploma or equivalent
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Livingston, Livingston · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$13,400
Price if you pay yourself$2,113
Program website, Manicuring at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Livingston
More details about Manicuring at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Livingston
Finished
94%
Working at 6 months
53%
Earned in a quarter
$3,356
Length
22 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$817
Students counted
23
a year, estimated
$13,400
price
$2,113
Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Manicuring
Lawrenceburg Technical College
Lawrenceburg
High school diploma or equivalent
Lawrenceburg Technical College, Lawrenceburg · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,250
Program website, Manicuring at Lawrenceburg Technical College
More details about Manicuring at Lawrenceburg Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
25 weeks, 24 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$650
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,250

How to pay for nail tech school in Tennessee

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Tennessee

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 Tennessee

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 13th of 16
nail technician programs here, against the typical state's 4: 5 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 Tennessee nail technician program numbers come from

Which Tennessee nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Tennessee 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 Tennessee offers.

How Tennessee 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.

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