Nail Tech Schools in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$41,600

manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$3,075

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Nail Tech Schools in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Francisco: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 2.7 miles, farthest 27.4 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 5 list one: $3,075 to $5,108, middle $3,920 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 3 months to 5 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 5 listed programs give weeks: 10 to 12 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 75 nail tech awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 5 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 89% (3 report it)
Pay here: $41,600 median for manicurists and pedicurists ($20.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,270 to $43,610; 4,040 employed in the metro area; California median $36,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
International College of CosmetologyWIOA list	Oakland	Certificate	$3,075	3 months	60	2.7
San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology IncWIOA list	San Francisco	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	11.7
Hilltop Beauty SchoolWIOA list	Daly City	Certificate	$3,142	5 months	15	14.6
Paris Beauty SchoolWIOA list	Concord	WIOA list only	$5,108	Not reported		20.2
KZ AcademyWIOA list	Milpitas	WIOA list only	$3,920	Not reported		27.4

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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