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Nail Tech Schools in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
11
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$36,810
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,915
of 8 with a cost, IPEDS
Nail Tech Schools in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 11 programs: 11 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.1 miles, farthest 49.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 8 of 11 list one: $1,915 to $11,306, middle $8,100 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 8 colleges list a length: 4 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 15 each weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 199 nail tech awards at the 11 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 11 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $36,810 median for manicurists and pedicurists ($17.70 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,330 to $68,860; 490 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $36,890 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Nail tech programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevate Salon Institute | Royal Oak | Certificate | $11,306 | 10 months | 5 | 2.1 |
| Dorsey CollegeWIOA list | Madison Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 5.0 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Troy | Troy | Certificate | $11,000 | 5 months | 34 | 5.0 |
| P&A Scholars Beauty School | Detroit | Certificate | $8,100 | 6 months | 20 | 10.7 |
| Marketti Academy of Cosmetology | Waterford | Certificate | $5,515 | 6 months | 11 | 13.8 |
| Port Huron Cosmetology College | Waterford | Certificate | $8,250 | 7 months | 4 | 15.5 |
| Dymond Designs Beauty School | Detroit | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 16.1 |
| Dorsey School of BeautyWIOA list | Taylor | Certificate | $4,800 | 6 months | 34 | 19.0 |
| L'esprit Academy | Canton | Certificate | $7,100 | 8 months | 31 | 19.1 |
| Brighton Institute of Cosmetology | Brighton | Certificate | $1,915 | 4 months | 18 | 27.4 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes | Port Huron | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 49.1 |
- 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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 5 of them Nail tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill