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Nail tech program at California Beauty College
Modesto, CA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (209) 524-5184 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $8,550
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,700
- Listed cost
- $11,250
- LengthIPEDS
- 600 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 22
- 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, Modesto, CA
- $34,890
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
California Beauty College awarded 22 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $8,550 compares with a California median wage of $36,630 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
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