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Nail tech school in Arizona

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

7 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Arizona 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 Arizona, 3 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma and 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

All 7 are the same kind of program: nail technician license program.

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How much does nail tech school cost in Arizona?

$6,218 to $9,031 is what most nail technician programs in Arizona cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $5,077 to $12,817

In the typical program

Finished the program
79%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 7 programs report it

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

Is there free nail tech school in Arizona?

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

All 7 nail technician programs in Arizona approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Nail technician license programHybridNo diploma needed

    Nail Technology

    Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC

    Phoenix

    No diploma needed

    Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC, PhoenixNail technician license programHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$21,000
    Price if you pay yourself$6,995

    11 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technology at Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC
    More details about Nail Technology at Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,250
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $995
    Students counted
    85
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,995
    students trained with WIOA funding
    11
    Program website, Nail Technology at Academy of Nail Technology/It Takes Two LLC

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician

    Tucson College of Beauty

    Tucson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tucson College of Beauty, TucsonNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,340

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technician at Tucson College of Beauty
    More details about Nail Technician at Tucson College of Beauty
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,200
    Students counted
    56
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,340
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Nail Technician at Tucson College of Beauty

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology

    Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc., TucsonNail technician license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,722
    Program website, Nail Technology at Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.
    More details about Nail Technology at Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,800
    Students counted
    53
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,722
    Program website, Nail Technology at Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc.

  • Nail technician license programHybridNo diploma needed

    Nail Technology

    B5 Beauty School

    Mesa

    No diploma needed

    B5 Beauty School, MesaNail technician license programHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$10,400
    Price if you pay yourself$5,440
    Program website, Nail Technology at B5 Beauty School
    More details about Nail Technology at B5 Beauty School
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,600
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $550
    Students counted
    49
    Earned a year, estimated
    $10,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,440
    Program website, Nail Technology at B5 Beauty School

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology Program

    Flores Institute of Nail Design

    Mesa

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Flores Institute of Nail Design, MesaNail technician license programHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$32,700
    Price if you pay yourself$5,077

    21 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technology Program at Flores Institute of Nail Design
    More details about Nail Technology Program at Flores Institute of Nail Design
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    61%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,167
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    21
    Earned a year, estimated
    $32,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,077
    students trained with WIOA funding
    21
    Program website, Nail Technology Program at Flores Institute of Nail Design

  • Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed

    Nail Technician

    Xtylo Beauty College

    Tolleson

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Xtylo Beauty College, TollesonNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,647
    Program website, Nail Technician at Xtylo Beauty College
    More details about Nail Technician at Xtylo Beauty College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,647
    Program website, Nail Technician at Xtylo Beauty College

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Kuttz Nail Technician Program

    Kuttz Beauty College

    Flagstaff

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Kuttz Beauty College, FlagstaffNail technician license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,817
    Program website, Kuttz Nail Technician Program at Kuttz Beauty College
    More details about Kuttz Nail Technician Program at Kuttz Beauty College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,952
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,817
    Program website, Kuttz Nail Technician Program at Kuttz Beauty College

How to pay for nail tech school in Arizona

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Arizona

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.

Quick facts: Nail tech school in Arizona

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
15th of 16
nail technician programs here, against the typical state's 4
7 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the nail tech school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Nail tech school in Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and other Arizona cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Arizona

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

Where the Arizona nail technician program numbers come from

Which Arizona nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Arizona 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 Arizona offers.

How the prices and results of Arizona 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 Arizona

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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