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Nail tech program at Tri-State Cosmetology Institute
El Paso, TX · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (915) 533-8274 · 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)
- $9,000
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,425
- Listed cost
- $10,425
- LengthIPEDS
- 600 clock hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 30
- 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, El Paso, TX
- $28,350
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
Tri-State Cosmetology Institute awarded 30 nail tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $9,000 compares with a Texas median wage of $34,040 for manicurists and pedicurists (BLS, May 2025).
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