Nail Tech Schools in the Columbus area

Columbus, OH metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$37,670

manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$900

of 5 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Nail Tech Schools in the Columbus area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Columbus: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 4.7 miles, farthest 22.8 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $900 to $4,920, middle $4,135 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 1 month to 3 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 205 nail tech awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 6 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $37,670 median for manicurists and pedicurists ($18.11 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $27,340 to $54,350; 480 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $35,590 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
New Directions Beauty & Barber InstituteWIOA list	Columbus	WIOA list only	$3,000	Not reported		4.7
Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & SciencesWIOA list	Columbus	Certificate	$900	1 month	151	6.3
The Spa School	Columbus	Certificate	$4,135	2 months	28	8.2
Aveda Institute-Columbus	Columbus	Certificate	Not reported	2 months	0	9.4
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester	Canal Winchester	Certificate	$4,920	3 months	6	11.9
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath	Heath	Certificate	$4,920	3 months	20	22.8

WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 15 of them Nail tech.
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