Nail tech school in Montana

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

2 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Montana 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 Montana, both programs take students without a high school diploma.

Both are the same kind of program: nail technician license program.

See the 2 programs

How much does nail tech school cost in Montana?

$4,626 to $5,775

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

These two programs

Finished the program: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Length: 30 to 60 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 Montana may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Montana?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $4,626 to $5,775.

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

All 2 nail technician programs in Montana approved for WIOA funding

2 programs

Nail technician license programOnlineNo diploma needed
Nail Technology Course
Montana Beauty Institute
Based in Billings, MT
No diploma needed
Montana Beauty Institute, based in Billings, MTNail technician license programOnline · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,626
Program website, Nail Technology Course at Montana Beauty Institute
More details about Nail Technology Course at Montana Beauty Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
60 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$4,626
Program website, Nail Technology Course at Montana Beauty Institute
Nail technician license programHybridNo diploma needed
Manicuring
Creviers Academy Of Cosmetology Arts
Kalispell
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Creviers Academy Of Cosmetology Arts, KalispellNail technician license program · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,775
Program website, Manicuring at Creviers Academy Of Cosmetology Arts
More details about Manicuring at Creviers Academy Of Cosmetology Arts
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$5,775
Program website, Manicuring at Creviers Academy Of Cosmetology Arts

How to pay for nail tech school in Montana

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Montana

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 Montana

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

Where the Montana nail technician program numbers come from

Which Montana nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Montana 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 Montana offers.

How the prices and results of Montana 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.

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