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Nail tech program at American Institute of Beauty
Largo, FL · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (727) 532-2125 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Middle States Commission on Secondary Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $3,195
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $875
- Listed cost
- $4,070
- LengthIPEDS
- 300 clock hours, 2 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 38
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $26,307
- Typical pay for manicurists and pedicuristsBLS OEWS May 2025, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- $38,330
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About this program
American Institute of Beauty awarded 38 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $3,195 compares with a Florida median wage of $37,840 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
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