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Nail Tech Schools in Colorado
Colleges and schools: 8
Programs
8
all sources
Median pay
$37,110
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,760
Middle program cost
$7,765
5 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
3
Nail tech programs, U.S. DOL file
Nail Tech Schools in Colorado: the figures
- Programs we list
- 8 in Colorado: 8 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 3 public and 5 private; 117 nail tech completions in 2023-24 at the 7 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $7,765 in Colorado, from $4,424 to $8,500, across 5 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $37,110 a year for manicurists and pedicurists in Colorado, against $35,760 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs from 120 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 3 of them nail tech.
- WIOA results
- 3 nail tech programs on Colorado's list; middle values: 81.2% of students who exited completed (3 programs report it) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Colorado metro area has a page; the largest list, Colorado Springs, has 3 programs.
By metro area
- Colorado Springs area3 programs · median pay $36,670
Every nail tech program in Colorado
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Salon and Spa Academy | Colorado Springs | Certificate | $7,765 | 5 months | 26 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Certificate | $8,100 | 5 months | 10 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Pueblo Community CollegeWIOA list | Pueblo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Technical College of the Rockies | Delta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Certificate | $7,500 | 8 months | 14 |
| Tuana European Beauty Academy | Fort Collins | Certificate | $8,500 | 5 months | 7 |
| United Beauty College | Denver | Certificate | $4,424 | 5 months | 34 |
- 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, Colorado, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for nail tech training