Nails Specialty

Program Details

Program Description
Date, Times, & Location
Admission Process
Tuition, Labs, & Fees
Financial Aid
Links to Career Resources

Short Description:

Students completing this program gain knowledge of nail specialties and related areas, including chemistry, bacteriology, anatomy and physiology, and the development of technical skills required for nail specialist occupations.

Program Purpose:

This sequence of courses delivers rigorous, standards-aligned academic content and relevant technical knowledge and skills to prepare students for further education and careers in the Human Services career cluster. The program builds technical proficiency through competency-based applied learning that supports academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem solving, professional work attitudes, general employability skills, and occupation-specific technical competencies across the Human Services field.
The content includes, but is not limited to, communication, leadership, human relations, and employability skills; safe and efficient work practices, Florida cosmetology law and rules; and knowledge of nail specialties and related areas such as chemistry, bacteriology, anatomy, and physiology. The program also emphasizes developing the technical skills required to perform procedures used in nail specialist occupations.

Licensure: Program graduates are eligible to apply for a Florida Nail Specialist Registration.

CTSO: SkillsUSA and/or HOSA are the approved cocurricular career and technical student organizations which provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction by providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.

Articulation: May be available toward credits at Florida public colleges/universities. Speak with a career counselor for more information.

Start Date:

August 4, 2026 – November 2, 2026 (Day)
August 4, 2026 – November 2, 2026 – February 22, 2027 (Evening)

Days/Time:

Monday-Thursday, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Length of Program:

Part-time: 180 hours – approximately 3 months to complete.

Program’s OCP (Occupational Completion Points)

OCP A

Course Number: CSP0016

Course: Manicure and Pedicure Specialist

180 hours

Location:

MTC Main Campus, 6305 State Road 70 East, Bradenton, FL 34203
Tel: 941.751.7900

1. Apply to MTC at https://www.manateetech.edu/apply-now/cte-programs-application/. Submit your application to access your “To-Do List.” You are not accepted into the program after applying; you must complete your to-do list.

2. Complete your “To-Do List” at https://www.MTCdashboard.net.

Note: The Basic Skills Assessment must be taken within 6 weeks of your admit date unless exemption criteria have been documented per State Statute. For exemption information, see the Student Handbook located here: https://www.manateetech.edu/students/quick-docs/

Program #I120415 CIP# 0612041005

*Estimated Tuition, Lab, and Fees (Includes $60.00 Facility and Equipment Use Fee)

$1,146.60

Additional Fees Due Prior to Pre-Admittance

Application Fee

$45.00

Bookstore

Textbook(s)*

$391.00

Additional Required Items (Outside Vendor)

Black Scrubs (shirt and pants) –estimate (embroidery optional $9.75 per scrub)

$70.00

Black Shoes

$50.00

HIV Training (estimate)

$21.00

Licensure Fee

$75.00

*Estimated Total Cost of Program

$1,798.60

*Textbook cost based on Barnes and Noble price estimate and does not include shipping or tax. Free shipping timeframe is two weeks prior to term start and the first week of the term. Current book list and prices: https://manateetech.edu/students/bookstore/
*Uniforms may be covered for Pell-eligible students once aid has been applied to all tuition & fee charges. Prices are subject to change.

Financial aid available depending on student’s eligibility.

All pre-admission fees are non-refundable and not covered by Financial Aid.

Prices are subject to change.
Annual fees (charged each academic year from July 1—June 30).
Estimated textbook list and pricing:
MTC Bookstore: Current book list and prices.
Tuition is $2.92 per hour for Florida residents. Tuition is $11.71 per hour for Non-Florida residents.

Visit MTC Financial Aid page for more information.

Florida Department of Education: Frameworks

Possible Career and Outlook:
39-5092.00 Manicurists and Pedicurists