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Nail Tech Schools in the Chicago area
11 nail tech programs in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (Illinois, Indiana), listed by distance from Chicago.
Programs
11
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$38,100
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,940
of 9 with a cost, IPEDS
Nail tech programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture | Hillside, IL | Certificate | $2,000 | 6 months | 3 | 6.0 |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute | Oakbrook, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 6.8 |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Palos Hills, IL | Certificate | $3,450 | 4 months | 0 | 6.9 |
| John Amico School of Hair Design | Oak Forest, IL | Certificate | $3,700 | 4 months | 0 | 14.0 |
| Rosel School of Cosmetology | Niles, IL | Certificate | $3,000 | 4 months | 2 | 17.2 |
| I M Beauty School | Glenview, IL | Certificate | $4,755 | 4 months | 3 | 18.3 |
| Trenz Beauty Academy | Calumet City, IL | Certificate | $1,940 | 3 months | 13 | 20.4 |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute | Schaumburg, IL | Certificate | $10,646 | 5 months | 21 | 22.0 |
| Don Roberts School of Hair Design | Schererville, IN | Certificate | $13,850 | 7 months | 2 | 29.7 |
| Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College | Gary, IN | Certificate | $8,400 | 5 months | 4 | 31.9 |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Sycamore, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 46.7 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Chicago area
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill