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Nail Tech Schools in Puerto Rico
Colleges and schools: 27
Programs
27
all sources
Median pay
$22,900
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,760
Middle program cost
$8,820
16 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
8
Nail tech programs, U.S. DOL file
Nail Tech Schools in Puerto Rico: the figures
- Programs we list
- 27 in Puerto Rico: 27 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 0 public and 27 private; 1,121 nail tech completions in 2023-24 at the 26 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $8,820 in Puerto Rico, from $4,692 to $11,720, across 16 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $22,900 a year for manicurists and pedicurists in Puerto Rico, against $35,760 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Puerto Rico: 348 programs from 37 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them nail tech.
- WIOA results
- 8 nail tech programs on Puerto Rico's list; middle values: 100% of students who exited completed (6 programs report it); 100% were employed in the second quarter after exit (5); $2,890 median earnings in that quarter (5) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 3 Puerto Rico metro areas have a page; the largest list, San Juan, has 15 programs.
By metro area
- San Juan area15 programs
- Aguadilla area4 programs
- Ponce area3 programs
Every nail tech program in Puerto Rico
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Technical College | Manati | Certificate | $10,500 | 12 months | 5 |
| Advantage Technical College | San Juan | Certificate | $10,500 | 12 months | 98 |
| Advantage Technical College-Aguadilla | Aguadilla | Certificate | $10,500 | 12 months | 14 |
| American Educational College | Bayamon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 51 |
| Caribbean University-BayamonWIOA list | Bayamon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Caribbean University-Ponce | Ponce | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Charlie's Guard-Detective Bureau and Academy Inc | Aguadilla | Certificate | $8,820 | 12 months | 6 |
| Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia IncWIOA list | Arroyo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Emma's Beauty Academy-Juana Diaz | Juana Diaz | Certificate | $11,720 | 14 months | 17 |
| Emma's Beauty Academy-Mayaguez | Mayaguez | Certificate | $4,692 | 9 months | 12 |
| Industrial Technical CollegeWIOA list | Humacao | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez | Mayaguez | Certificate | $7,400 | 8 months | 17 |
| Institute of Beauty Careers | Arecibo | Certificate | $9,740 | 11 months | 20 |
| Instituto Educativo PremierWIOA list | Ponce | Certificate | $7,450 | 8 months | 81 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | Aguadilla | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Leston College | Bayamon | Certificate | $8,356 | 8 months | 14 |
| Liceo de Arte y TecnologiaWIOA list | San Juan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Liceo de Arte-Dise-O y Comercio | Caguas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo | Arecibo | Certificate | $6,650 | 8 months | 14 |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-BayamonWIOA list | Bayamon | Certificate | $6,650 | 8 months | 33 |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina | Carolina | Certificate | $6,650 | 8 months | 29 |
| MyrAngel Beauty Institute | San Lorenzo | Certificate | $9,895 | 12 months | 10 |
| Neo-Esthetique European Institute | San Juan | Certificate | $9,049 | 9 months | 0 |
| Nova College de Puerto RicoWIOA list | Bayamon | Certificate | $7,830 | 8 months | 30 |
| NUC University | Bayamon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 541 |
| PPG Technical College | Caguas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Rosslyn Training Academy of Cosmetology | Aguada | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
- 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, Puerto Rico, read October 8, 2026.
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