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Nail tech program at Hilltop Beauty School
Daly City, CA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (650) 992-4949 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $3,142
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $350
- Listed cost
- $3,492
- LengthIPEDS
- 400 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 15
- 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- $41,600
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
Hilltop Beauty School awarded 15 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 2 we list. Its listed tuition of $3,142 compares with a California median wage of $36,630 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
On California's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manicuring/ Nail CareNail Technician License · In person · CIP 12.0410 | $3,042+ $450 books | 10 weeks, 40 hours a week | 95.2% | 71.4% | $19,625 | 21 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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