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Nail Tech Schools in Tennessee
Tennessee has 15 nail tech programs in our files: 15 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
15
all sources
Median pay
$34,810
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,760
Middle program cost
$6,950
12 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
4
Nail tech programs, U.S. DOL file
Every nail tech program in Tennessee
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology | Lexington | Certificate | $6,750 | 5 months | 9 |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | Certificate | $6,300 | 6 months | 8 |
| Genesis Career College-CookevilleWIOA list | Cookeville | Certificate | $9,570 | 5 months | 77 |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | Certificate | $6,950 | 5 months | 27 |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | Certificate | $6,950 | 5 months | 33 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | Lawrenceburg | Certificate | $7,912 | 6 months | 15 |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | Certificate | $7,000 | 5 months | 10 |
| Queen City CollegeWIOA list | Clarksville | Certificate | $7,000 | 6 months | 26 |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | Certificate | $6,225 | 4 months | 5 |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | Sweetwater | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | Certificate | $5,900 | 6 months | 18 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | Certificate | $2,995 | 5 months | 0 |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | Certificate | $8,813 | 6 months | 1 |
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 Tennessee
- WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs from 196 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Nail tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Tennessee yet. What Workforce Pell covers.