Nail Tech Schools in the Philadelphia area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$31,200

manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,700

of 7 with a cost, IPEDS

Nail Tech Schools in the Philadelphia area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Philadelphia: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.9 miles, farthest 30.4 miles
Listed program cost: 7 of 7 list one: $2,700 to $6,999, middle $3,450 (IPEDS)
Program length: 7 colleges list a length: 2 months to 5 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 130 nail tech awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 7 on New Jersey's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $31,200 median for manicurists and pedicurists ($15.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $21,300 to $35,670; 7,320 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $27,990 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
P B Cosmetology Education Center	Gloucester, NJ	Certificate	$2,700	3 months	0	9.9
Venus Beauty Academy	Aston, PA	Certificate	$3,030	2 months	2	11.1
The Beauty Institute-Ambler	Ambler, PA	Certificate	$3,800	3 months	25	12.7
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessWIOA list	Voorhees, NJ	Certificate	$4,200	5 months	29	17.3
The Salon Professional Academy	Collegeville, PA	Certificate	$2,775	3 months	17	18.0
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc	Feasterville, PA	Certificate	$6,999	3 months	8	19.7
Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design	Newark, DE	Certificate	$3,450	4 months	49	30.4

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them Nail tech.
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