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Nail Tech Schools in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
12
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$35,200
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,275
of 11 with a cost, IPEDS
Nail Tech Schools in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 12 programs: 12 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.1 miles, farthest 51.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 11 of 12 list one: $3,275 to $9,700, middle $4,100 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 11 colleges list a length: 3 months to 6 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 17 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 239 nail tech awards at the 11 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 12 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $35,200 median for manicurists and pedicurists ($16.92 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,480 to $46,640; 4,750 employed in the metro area; California median $36,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Nail tech programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands | Redlands | Certificate | $4,100 | 4 months | 15 | 9.1 |
| San Bernardino Beauty CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | $6,000 | 5 months | 34 | 14.2 |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $4,100 | 3 months | 54 | 15.9 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College-Hemet | Hemet | Certificate | $5,700 | 4 months | 9 | 16.1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana | Fontana | Certificate | $4,100 | 4 months | 13 | 20.8 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy | San Jacinto | Certificate | $3,750 | 4 months | 6 | 23.8 |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona | Corona | Certificate | $4,100 | 4 months | 0 | 25.4 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland | Upland | Certificate | $4,100 | 3 months | 33 | 31.3 |
| Bridges Beauty College | Victorville | Certificate | $3,275 | 4 months | 24 | 40.6 |
| International School of Beauty Inc | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 43.8 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | $9,700 | 6 months | 32 | 45.4 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College | La Quinta | Certificate | $5,700 | 4 months | 6 | 51.1 |
- 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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
- Los Angeles area24 programs
- San Diego area5 programs
- San Francisco area5 programs
- Fresno area4 programs
- Modesto area4 programs
- Sacramento area4 programs