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Nail tech program at The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
Fargo, ND · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (701) 451-9100 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $5,000
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,800
- Listed cost
- $6,800
- LengthIPEDS
- 350 clock hours, 3 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 25
- 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, North Dakota
- $33,430
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
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo awarded 25 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,000 compares with a North Dakota median wage of $33,430 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
On North Dakota'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 TechnicianCosmetology License · In person · CIP 12.0410 | $4,700+ $1,300 books | 12 weeks, 34 hours a week | 92.9% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 14 |
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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