Nail tech school in West Virginia

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

4 schools offer these nail technician programs, and West Virginia 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 West Virginia, 3 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 4 programs

How much does nail tech school cost in West Virginia?

$3,240 to $5,500

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data
Working 6 months later: Not reported
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 West Virginia may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in West Virginia?

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 4 people at 1 of the 4 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. These programs cost $3,240 to $5,500.

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

Nail tech school in Huntington, Beckley, Morgantown and other West Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 4 nail technician programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Manicuring
Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture
Huntington
No diploma needed
Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture, Huntington · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$20,700
Price if you pay yourself$3,240
4 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Manicuring at Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$5,183
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$261
Students counted
25
a year, estimated
$20,700
price
$3,240
trained with WIOA funding
4
Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nail Care Technician
New River Community and Technical College
Beaver
High school diploma or equivalent
New River Community and Technical College, Beaver · Nail technician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,004
Program website, Nail Care Technician at New River Community and Technical College
More details about Nail Care Technician at New River Community and Technical College
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
$4,004
Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Nail Technology Program
Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
Morgantown
No diploma needed
Morgantown Beauty College Inc., Morgantown · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,083
Program website, Nail Technology Program at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
More details about Nail Technology Program at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,225
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,083
Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Nail Technology
The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
Cross Lanes
No diploma needed
The Palm Beauty Academy LLC, Cross Lanes · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,500
Program website, Nail Technology at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
More details about Nail Technology at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,561
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,500

How to pay for nail tech school in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in West Virginia

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

Where the West Virginia nail technician program numbers come from

Which West Virginia nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs West Virginia 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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia nail technician programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

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