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Nail tech school in Wisconsin

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

9 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, 3 of the 9 programs take students without a high school diploma and 6 ask for a 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 Wisconsin?

$1,560 to $3,500 is what most nail technician programs in Wisconsin cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $1,218 to $4,655

In the typical program

Finished the program
80%
Working 6 months later
76%
Earned a year, estimated
about $23,000
Length
16 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 Wisconsin may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Wisconsin?

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

All 9 nail technician programs in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC

    Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC

    Milwaukee

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC, MilwaukeeNail technician license programHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$4,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC at Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC
    More details about Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC at Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC
    Finished
    82%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,177
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $950
    Students counted
    280
    Earned a year, estimated
    $4,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    Program website, Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC at Center Street Nail Technology Academy, LLC

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    JDA Associates Inc DBA Academy of Beauty Professionals

    Verona

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    JDA Associates Inc DBA Academy of Beauty Professionals, VeronaNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,200
    Price if you pay yourself$4,655
    Program website, Nail Technology at JDA Associates Inc DBA Academy of Beauty Professionals
    More details about Nail Technology at JDA Associates Inc DBA Academy of Beauty Professionals
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,556
    Length
    15 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $323
    Students counted
    253
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,655
    Program website, Nail Technology at JDA Associates Inc DBA Academy of Beauty Professionals

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Mid-State Technical College

    Wisconsin Rapids

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin RapidsNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,800
    Price if you pay yourself$1,730
    Program website, Nail Technician at Mid-State Technical College
    More details about Nail Technician at Mid-State Technical College
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,959
    Length
    16 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,464
    Students counted
    63
    Earned a year, estimated
    $23,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,730
    Program website, Nail Technician at Mid-State Technical College

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Chippewa Valley Technical College

    Eau Claire

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau ClaireNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,163
    Program website, Nail Technician at Chippewa Valley Technical College
    More details about Nail Technician at Chippewa Valley Technical College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,555
    Length
    16 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    55
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,163
    Program website, Nail Technician at Chippewa Valley Technical College

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Nail Tech Academy

    Advanced Nail Tech Academy LLC

    Milwaukee

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Nail Tech Academy LLC, MilwaukeeNail technician license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Advanced Nail Tech Academy at Advanced Nail Tech Academy LLC
    More details about Advanced Nail Tech Academy at Advanced Nail Tech Academy LLC
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    27
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    Program website, Advanced Nail Tech Academy at Advanced Nail Tech Academy LLC

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicurist

    Chanell Ardor Schools of Beauty and Culture, LLC

    Madison

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chanell Ardor Schools of Beauty and Culture, LLC, MadisonNail technician license programHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$47,500
    Price if you pay yourself$2,650
    Program website, Manicurist at Chanell Ardor Schools of Beauty and Culture, LLC
    More details about Manicurist at Chanell Ardor Schools of Beauty and Culture, LLC
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,875
    Length
    17 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $730
    Students counted
    18
    Earned a year, estimated
    $47,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,650
    Program website, Manicurist at Chanell Ardor Schools of Beauty and Culture, LLC

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Nail Technician

    Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

    Fennimore

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, FennimoreNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$21,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,560
    Program website, Nail Technician at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
    More details about Nail Technician at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,306
    Length
    32 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    16
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,560
    Program website, Nail Technician at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Nail Technology

    Northcentral Technical College - Local Programs

    Wausau

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Northcentral Technical College - Local Programs, WausauNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,218
    More details about Nail Technology at Northcentral Technical College - Local Programs
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,218

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Nail Technician Academy

    Southwest Wisconsin Technical College - Local Programs

    Fennimore

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Southwest Wisconsin Technical College - Local Programs, FennimoreNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    More details about Nail Technician Academy at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College - Local Programs
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,500

How to pay for nail tech school in Wisconsin

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin

programs with a price cost under $2,000
4 of 9
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
2nd 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 Milwaukee, Madison, Platteville and other Wisconsin cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Wisconsin

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

Where the Wisconsin nail technician program numbers come from

Which Wisconsin nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.

How the prices and results of Wisconsin 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.

Sources for the facts about nail tech school in Wisconsin

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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