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Nail tech program at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia
West Columbia, SC · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (803) 772-2232 · 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)
- $3,000
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,075
- Listed cost
- $4,075
- LengthIPEDS
- 300 clock hours, 3 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 35
- 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, South Carolina
- $33,810
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
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia awarded 35 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $3,000 compares with a South Carolina median wage of $33,810 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
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