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Nail tech program at Protege Academy
Mt. Pleasant, MI · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (517) 324-3388 · 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)
- $9,280
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,250
- Listed cost
- $10,530
- LengthIPEDS
- 600 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 0
- 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, Michigan
- $36,890
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
Protege Academy reported 0 nail tech completions for 2023-24: IPEDS lists the program with no awards that year. Its listed tuition of $9,280 compares with a Michigan median wage of $36,890 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
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