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Nail Tech Schools in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
24
7 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$36,570
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,100
of 23 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Nail Tech Schools in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 24 programs: 21 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 7 within 10 miles; nearest 4.0 miles, farthest 49.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 23 of 24 list one: $1,100 to $10,000, middle $4,000 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 20 colleges list a length: 3 months to 8 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 10 to 30 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 840 nail tech awards at the 15 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 24 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 75% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 87% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $36,570 median for manicurists and pedicurists ($17.58 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,320 to $38,170; 15,050 employed in the metro area; California median $36,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Nail tech programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Beauty College | South El Monte | Certificate | $4,200 | 5 months | 53 | 4.0 |
| Professional Institute of Beauty | El Monte | Certificate | $4,075 | 4 months | 0 | 4.9 |
| Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy | Santa Fe Springs | Certificate | $4,755 | 5 months | 27 | 6.6 |
| ZMS The Academy | Los Angeles | Certificate | $2,000 | 4 months | 23 | 8.5 |
| American Beauty College | West Covina | Certificate | $3,502 | 3 months | 36 | 8.6 |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $4,100 | 4 months | 16 | 8.8 |
| KC Beauty Academy | Los Angeles | Certificate | $4,000 | 3 months | 0 | 9.9 |
| Los Angeles College of AestheticsWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | $3,475 | 5 months | 29 | 14.0 |
| International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences | Los Angeles | Certificate | $10,000 | 5 months | 9 | 15.1 |
| Career Academy of Beauty | Garden Grove | Certificate | $3,349 | 3 months | 0 | 15.9 |
| Victory Career College | Carson | Certificate | $9,600 | 5 months | 7 | 15.9 |
| Thanh Le College School of Cosmetology | Garden Grove | Certificate | $1,100 | 6 months | 0 | 17.7 |
| Asian-American International Beauty College | Westminster | Certificate | $1,400 | 4 months | 303 | 17.8 |
| Advance Beauty College | Garden Grove | Certificate | $4,550 | 4 months | 197 | 18.5 |
| Santa Ana Beauty College | Santa Ana | Certificate | $4,300 | 5 months | 0 | 19.9 |
| Coastline Beauty College | Fountain Valley | Certificate | $3,850 | 5 months | 101 | 21.1 |
| Redondo Beach Beauty College | Torrance | Certificate | $1,700 | 3 months | 20 | 21.2 |
| Santa Ana Beauty Academy | Santa Ana | Certificate | $3,000 | 4 months | 2 | 21.5 |
| Marmel Beauty Academy, Inc.WIOA list | North Hollywood | WIOA list only | $3,500 | Not reported | 21.8 | |
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology | San Fernando | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 28.7 |
| Rtc CollegeWIOA list | Jurupa Valley | WIOA list only | $5,740 | Not reported | 30.9 | |
| Jama's Beauty & Barber College | West Hills | Certificate | $4,270 | 8 months | 5 | 36.1 |
| Lancaster Beauty School | Lancaster | Certificate | $6,185 | 4 months | 12 | 47.6 |
| Hesperia Unified School District - Hesperia Adult SchoolWIOA list | Hesperia | WIOA list only | $2,300 | Not reported | 49.2 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 18 of them Nail tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Riverside area12 programs
- San Diego area5 programs
- San Francisco area5 programs
- Fresno area4 programs
- Modesto area4 programs
- Sacramento area4 programs