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Nail tech school in Alaska

3 nail technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Alaska has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Nail technicians clean, shape and decorate fingernails and toenails. A license usually takes a state-approved nail technician or cosmetology program and a state exam.1

In Alaska, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 3 programs here are nail technician license program (2 programs) and advanced manicurist license (1 program).

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How much does nail tech school cost in Alaska?

$625 to $4,425

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alaska may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Alaska?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 nail technician programs in Alaska approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Manicuring (12 hrs)

    A Head of Time Design Academy

    Anchorage

    No diploma needed

    A Head of Time Design Academy, AnchorageNail technician license programIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$25,400
    Price if you pay yourself$1,125
    Program website, Manicuring (12 hrs) at A Head of Time Design Academy
    More details about Manicuring (12 hrs) at A Head of Time Design Academy
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    45%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,345
    Length
    1 week, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $375
    Students counted
    15
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,125
    Program website, Manicuring (12 hrs) at A Head of Time Design Academy

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Manicurist

    THE Beauty School, LLC

    Wasilla

    No diploma needed

    THE Beauty School, LLC, WasillaNail technician license programIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$8,100
    Price if you pay yourself$625
    Program website, Manicurist at THE Beauty School, LLC
    More details about Manicurist at THE Beauty School, LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    38%
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,033
    Length
    1 week, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    13
    Earned a year, estimated
    $8,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $625
    Program website, Manicurist at THE Beauty School, LLC

  • Advanced manicurist licenseIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Manicuring

    THE Beauty School, LLC

    Wasilla

    No diploma needed

    THE Beauty School, LLC, WasillaAdvanced manicurist licenseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,425
    Program website, Advanced Manicuring at THE Beauty School, LLC
    More details about Advanced Manicuring at THE Beauty School, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    7 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,425
    Program website, Advanced Manicuring at THE Beauty School, LLC

How to pay for nail tech school in Alaska

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Alaska

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for nail tech school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for nail tech school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Alaska

How nail tech school compares with the rest of beauty and personal care: Beauty school in Alaska

Where the Alaska nail technician program numbers come from

Which Alaska nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Alaska approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alaska offers.

How the prices and results of Alaska nail technician programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about nail tech school in Alaska

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Manicurists and Pedicurists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List