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Nail tech school in Michigan

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

5 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Michigan 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 Michigan, all 5 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 5 are the same kind of program: nail technician license program.

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How much does nail tech school cost in Michigan?

$3,995 to $7,010 is what most nail technician programs in Michigan cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $3,995 to $8,300

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
3 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
15 to 20 weeks

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

Is there free nail tech school in Michigan?

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

All 5 nail technician programs in Michigan approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician/Salon Management Certificate

    Mott Community College

    Flint

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mott Community College, FlintNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$13,200
    Price if you pay yourself$7,010
    Program website, Nail Technician/Salon Management Certificate at Mott Community College
    More details about Nail Technician/Salon Management Certificate at Mott Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    52%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,297
    Length
    45 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    73
    Earned a year, estimated
    $13,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,010
    Program website, Nail Technician/Salon Management Certificate at Mott Community College

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicuring

    Dorsey School of Beauty

    Taylor

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dorsey School of Beauty, TaylorNail technician license program · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$18,200
    Price if you pay yourself$3,995
    Program website, Manicuring at Dorsey School of Beauty
    More details about Manicuring at Dorsey School of Beauty
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,557
    Length
    15 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    56
    Earned a year, estimated
    $18,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,995
    Program website, Manicuring at Dorsey School of Beauty

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicuring

    Dorsey College

    Madison Heights

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dorsey College, Madison HeightsNail technician license program · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,300
    Price if you pay yourself$3,995
    Program website, Manicuring at Dorsey College
    More details about Manicuring at Dorsey College
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    51%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,825
    Length
    15 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    33
    Earned a year, estimated
    $23,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,995
    Program website, Manicuring at Dorsey College

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicuring

    Code Blac Institute

    Southfield

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Code Blac Institute, SouthfieldNail technician license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,195
    Program website, Manicuring at Code Blac Institute
    More details about Manicuring at Code Blac Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $605
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,195
    Program website, Manicuring at Code Blac Institute

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manicurist Program

    Atlas Academy of Cosmetology

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Atlas Academy of Cosmetology, JacksonNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,300
    Program website, Manicurist Program at Atlas Academy of Cosmetology
    More details about Manicurist Program at Atlas Academy of Cosmetology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,150
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,300
    Program website, Manicurist Program at Atlas Academy of Cosmetology

How to pay for nail tech school in Michigan

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Michigan

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 Michigan

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
8th of 16
nail technician programs here, against the typical state's 4
5 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 Detroit, Flint, Jackson and other Michigan cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Michigan

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

Where the Michigan nail technician program numbers come from

Which Michigan nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Michigan 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 Michigan offers.

How the prices and results of Michigan 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 Michigan

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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