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Nail tech program at Charleston Cosmetology Institute
Charleston, SC · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (843) 552-3670 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $5,150
- LengthIPEDS
- 450 clock hours, 4 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 21
- 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, Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- $34,850
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About this program
Charleston Cosmetology Institute awarded 21 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,150 compares with a South Carolina median wage of $33,810 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
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