Nail Tech Schools in the San Diego area

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,670

manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,147

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

Nail Tech Schools in the San Diego area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from San Diego: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 21.1 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 5 list one: $2,147 to $9,917, middle $4,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 3 months to 5 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 162 nail tech awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $36,670 median for manicurists and pedicurists ($17.63 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,150 to $55,360; 4,180 employed in the metro area; California median $36,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Bellus Academy-Poway	Poway	Certificate	$9,917	5 months	27	3.5
California Hair Design Academy	La Mesa	Certificate	$4,500	3 months	0	11.3
Southern California College of Barber and Beauty	Escondido	Certificate	$2,147	3 months	0	14.3
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology	San Marcos	Certificate	$3,850	3 months	60	16.1
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista	Chula Vista	Certificate	$9,917	5 months	75	21.1

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 18 of them Nail tech.
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