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Nail Tech Schools in Ohio
Ohio has 28 nail tech programs in our files: 28 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
28
all sources
Median pay
$35,590
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,760
Middle program cost
$3,195
21 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
15
Nail tech programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Cleveland area5 programs · median pay $35,430
- Columbus area5 programs · median pay $37,670
- Youngstown area3 programs · median pay $37,100
Every nail tech program in Ohio
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology | Ontario | Certificate | $2,600 | 3 months | 12 |
| Apollo Career CenterWIOA list | Lima | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusWIOA list | Jefferson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati | West Chester | Certificate | Not reported | 3 months | 0 |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus | Columbus | Certificate | Not reported | 2 months | 0 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor | Mentor | Certificate | $3,195 | 6 months | 22 |
| Casal Aveda Institute | Niles | Certificate | $3,195 | 4 months | 17 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton | Dayton | Certificate | $4,370 | 3 months | 57 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton | Dayton | Certificate | $4,370 | 3 months | 43 |
| Elite School of Cosmetology | Norwalk | Certificate | $1,300 | 4 months | 50 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School | Akron | Certificate | $2,330 | 2 months | 19 |
| Hair Academy | Chillicothe | Certificate | $1,350 | 1 month | 4 |
| Knox County Career Center | Mount Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District | Oberlin | Certificate | $3,104 | 4 months | 10 |
| Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & SciencesWIOA list | Columbus | Certificate | $900 | 1 month | 151 |
| National Beauty College | Canton | Certificate | $3,010 | 3 months | 20 |
| Ohio State Beauty Academy | Lima | Certificate | $2,180 | 2 months | 0 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester | CANAL WINCHESTER | Certificate | $4,920 | 3 months | 6 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath | Heath | Certificate | $4,920 | 3 months | 20 |
| Paramount Beauty AcademyWIOA list | Portsmouth | Certificate | $4,850 | 3 months | 0 |
| Polaris Career CenterWIOA list | Middleburg Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | Uniontown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 51 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance | Alliance | Certificate | $3,234 | 3 months | 58 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman | Boardman | Certificate | $3,234 | 3 months | 19 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick | Brunswick | Certificate | $3,234 | 3 months | 13 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles | Niles | Certificate | $3,234 | 3 months | 8 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg | Perrysburg | Certificate | $2,095 | 3 months | 46 |
| The Spa School | Columbus | Certificate | $4,135 | 2 months | 28 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Ohio
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs from 557 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 15 of them Nail tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Ohio yet. What Workforce Pell covers.