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Nail tech program at The Salon Professional Academy
Rapid City, SD · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (605) 342-0697 · 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)
- $4,190
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,869
- Listed cost
- $6,059
- LengthIPEDS
- 400 clock hours, 8 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 7
- 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, Rapid City, SD
- $47,600
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About this program
The Salon Professional Academy awarded 7 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,190 compares with a South Dakota median wage of $45,310 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
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