Nail tech school in West Virginia

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

4 schools offer these nail technician programs, and West Virginia 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 West Virginia, 3 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.

All 4 are the same kind of program: nail technician license program.

See the 4 programs

How much does nail tech school cost in West Virginia?

$3,240 to $5,500

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Left out; Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not reported; None of the 4 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 West Virginia may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in West Virginia?

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.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 4 people at 1 of the 4 programs here.
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 $3,240 to $5,500.

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

All 4 nail technician programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Manicuring
Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture
Huntington
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture, HuntingtonNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$20,700
Price if you pay yourself$3,240
4 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Manicuring at Doll Face Inc. dba: Huntington School of Beauty Culture
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$5,183
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$261
Students counted
25
Earned a year, estimated
$20,700
Price if you pay yourself
$3,240
students trained with WIOA funding
4
Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nail Care Technician
New River Community and Technical College
Beaver
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
New River Community and Technical College, BeaverNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,004
Program website, Nail Care Technician at New River Community and Technical College
More details about Nail Care Technician at New River Community and Technical 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
$4,004
Program website, Nail Care Technician at New River Community and Technical College
Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Nail Technology Program
Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
Morgantown
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Morgantown Beauty College Inc., MorgantownNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,083
Program website, Nail Technology Program at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
More details about Nail Technology Program at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,225
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$4,083
Program website, Nail Technology Program at Morgantown Beauty College Inc.
Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Nail Technology
The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
Cross Lanes
No diploma needed
The Palm Beauty Academy LLC, Cross LanesNail technician license programIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,500
Program website, Nail Technology at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
More details about Nail Technology at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,561
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$5,500
Program website, Nail Technology at The Palm Beauty Academy LLC

How to pay for nail tech school in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in West Virginia

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.

Nail tech school in Huntington, Beckley, Morgantown and other West Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in West Virginia

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

Where the West Virginia nail technician program numbers come from

Which West Virginia nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs West Virginia 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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia 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.

How reliable are the West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about nail tech school in West Virginia

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