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Nail tech program at Nova Academy of Cosmetology
Rochester, MN · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (507) 280-6910 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $4,600
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,650
- Listed cost
- $6,250
- LengthIPEDS
- 350 clock hours, 3 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 13
- 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, Rochester, MN
- $45,710
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
Nova Academy of Cosmetology awarded 13 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,600 compares with a Minnesota median wage of $36,040 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
On Minnesota's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nail TechnologyUpon completion of training you will have completed the number of hours required by the State of Minnesota in coordinated theory and practical experience in the applied sciences of nail technology t · In person · CIP 12.0410 | $4,300+ $1,700 books | 15 weeks, 5 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
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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