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Nail Tech Schools in the Miami area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Programs
27
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$37,690
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$525
of 19 with a cost, IPEDS
Nail Tech Schools in the Miami area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 27 programs: 27 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Miami
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.2 miles, farthest 43.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 19 of 27 list one: $525 to $4,800, middle $1,650 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 19 colleges list a length: 2 months to 6 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,135 nail tech awards at the 26 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $37,690 median for manicurists and pedicurists ($18.12 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,120 to $61,040; 1,290 employed in the metro area; Florida median $37,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Nail tech programs, nearest to Miami first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Barber Academy | Plantation | Certificate | $1,195 | 2 months | 56 | 2.2 |
| Florida Academy of Health & Beauty | Oakland Park | Certificate | $1,700 | 2 months | 17 | 5.5 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers | Hollywood | Certificate | $1,603 | 3 months | 73 | 5.8 |
| Kaizen Beauty Academy | Pembroke Pines | Certificate | $1,400 | 3 months | 41 | 6.2 |
| Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy | Hallandale Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 | 8.8 |
| Hollywood Institute | Margate | Certificate | $1,603 | 3 months | 64 | 10.5 |
| Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland | Parkland | Certificate | $2,510 | 2 months | 19 | 15.9 |
| La Belle Beauty School | Hialeah | Certificate | $2,405 | 3 months | 120 | 16.7 |
| Beauty Academy of South Florida | Hialeah Gardens | Certificate | $4,000 | 3 months | 18 | 17.2 |
| Boca Beauty Academy | Boca Raton | Certificate | $2,510 | 2 months | 34 | 19.2 |
| Bellasa Professional Institute | Miami Springs | Certificate | $1,145 | 3 months | 25 | 19.7 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 20.5 |
| Salon Professional Academy-Elevate Salon Institute | Miami Beach | Certificate | $4,350 | 3 months | 3 | 21.5 |
| La Belle Beauty Academy | Miami | Certificate | $2,405 | 3 months | 83 | 22.6 |
| New Concept Massage and Beauty School | Miami | Certificate | $1,650 | 3 months | 21 | 23.6 |
| Celebrity School of Beauty | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | 23.8 |
| American Beauty and Trade School | Miami | Certificate | $2,000 | 3 months | 57 | 23.9 |
| M-DCPS The English Center | Miami | Certificate | $525 | 3 months | 54 | 24.4 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Delray Beach | Delray Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 26.2 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools | Boynton Beach | Certificate | $4,800 | 6 months | 31 | 30.7 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 | 35.7 |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 65 | 36.9 |
| Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty | West Palm Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 38.3 |
| Latin Beauty Academy | Greenacres | Certificate | $1,280 | 2 months | 74 | 38.8 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | Certificate | $1,603 | 3 months | 64 | 39.8 |
| South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus | Homestead | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 80 | 42.9 |
| The Beauty Institute | West Palm Beach | Certificate | $1,375 | 3 months | 8 | 43.2 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Florida metro areas
- Tampa area6 programs
- Orlando area5 programs
- Cape Coral area3 programs
- Jacksonville area3 programs
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- Tallahassee area3 programs